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13,6

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-6, verse-16

शौचेन लभते विप्रः क्षत्रियो विक्रमेण च ।
वैश्यः पुरुषकारेण शूद्रः शुश्रूषया श्रियम् ॥१६॥
16. śaucena labhate vipraḥ kṣatriyo vikrameṇa ca ,
vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā śriyam.
16. śaucena labhate vipraḥ kṣatriyaḥ vikrameṇa ca
vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā śriyam
16. vipraḥ śaucena śriyam labhate ca kṣatriyaḥ
vikrameṇa vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā
16. A Brahmin (vipra) attains prosperity (śrī) through purity, and a Kshatriya (kṣatriya) through valor. A Vaishya (vaiśya) attains it through personal effort, and a Shudra (śūdra) through service.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शौचेन (śaucena) - through purity (by purity, by cleanliness)
  • लभते (labhate) - attains (obtains, gets, receives)
  • विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin (vipra) (a Brahmin, learned person, inspired)
  • क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kshatriya (kṣatriya) (a Kshatriya, member of the warrior class)
  • विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - through valor (by valor, by heroism, by mighty step)
  • (ca) - and
  • वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya (vaiśya) (a Vaishya, member of the merchant/farmer class)
  • पुरुषकारेण (puruṣakāreṇa) - through personal effort (by personal effort, by human exertion)
  • शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a Shudra (śūdra) (a Shudra, member of the serving class)
  • शुश्रूषया (śuśrūṣayā) - through service (by service, by desire to serve)
  • श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity (prosperity, wealth, glory)

Words meanings and morphology

शौचेन (śaucena) - through purity (by purity, by cleanliness)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śauca
śauca - purity, cleanliness
from śuci
Root: śuc
लभते (labhate) - attains (obtains, gets, receives)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
3rd person singular present tense, middle voice
Root: labh (class 1)
विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin (vipra) (a Brahmin, learned person, inspired)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - a Brahmin, learned man
Root: vip
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kshatriya (kṣatriya) (a Kshatriya, member of the warrior class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a Kshatriya, member of the warrior or ruling class
Root: kṣi
विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - through valor (by valor, by heroism, by mighty step)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikrama
vikrama - valor, heroism, power
from prefix vi- + root kram (to step)
Prefix: vi
Root: kram (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya (vaiśya) (a Vaishya, member of the merchant/farmer class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a Vaishya, member of the merchant, agricultural or artisan class
Root: viś
पुरुषकारेण (puruṣakāreṇa) - through personal effort (by personal effort, by human exertion)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣakāra
puruṣakāra - personal effort, human exertion
Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+kāra)
  • puruṣa – man, person, human being
    noun (masculine)
    Root: pṛ
  • kāra – doing, making, action
    noun (masculine)
    From root kṛ
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: The meaning is 'effort made by a person'.
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a Shudra (śūdra) (a Shudra, member of the serving class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a Shudra, member of the serving class
शुश्रूषया (śuśrūṣayā) - through service (by service, by desire to serve)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣā
śuśrūṣā - desire to hear, service, obedience
Desiderative nominalization from root śru (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5)
श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity (prosperity, wealth, glory)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, glory, fortune, beauty, wealth
Root: śrī
Note: Object of 'labhate'.