महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-76, verse-13

अचरेभ्यश्च भूतेभ्यश्चराः श्रेष्ठास्ततो नराः ।
ब्राह्मणाश्च ततः श्रेष्ठास्तेषु यज्ञाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥१३॥

13. acarebhyaśca bhūtebhyaścarāḥ śreṣṭhāstato narāḥ ,
brāhmaṇāśca tataḥ śreṣṭhāsteṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ.

13. acarebhyaḥ ca bhūtebhyaḥ carāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ tataḥ narāḥ
brāhmaṇāḥ ca tataḥ śreṣṭhāḥ teṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ

13. bhūtebhyaḥ acarebhyaḥ carāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ tataḥ narāḥ
tataḥ ca brāhmaṇāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ teṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ

13. Among all beings, the mobile ones are superior to the immobile. From them, humans are superior. And among humans, Brahmins are superior, for within them, the Vedic rituals (yajña) are firmly established.

Words meanings summery:

• अचरेभ्यः (acarebhyaḥ) - from the immobile ones, to the immobile ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ) - from beings, to beings

• चराः (carāḥ) - mobile ones, moving beings

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior, best, excellent

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, from them

• नराः (narāḥ) - humans, men

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• च (ca) - and, also

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, from them

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior, best, excellent

• तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

• यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals, sacrifices

• प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - established, founded, fixed

Words meanings and morphology

अचरेभ्यः (acarebhyaḥ) - from the immobile ones, to the immobile ones

(adjective)

Ablative, plural of acara

acara - immobile, stationary

Derived from 'cara' (moving) with negative prefix 'a-'

Note: Used here substantively as 'from the immobile beings'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ) - from beings, to beings

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

चराः (carāḥ) - mobile ones, moving beings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cara

cara - moving, mobile, living being

Derived from root car (to move)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used here substantively as 'mobile beings'.

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior, best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - most excellent, best, superior (superlative of praśasya)

Superlative form of praśasya (excellent)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, from them

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'tad' (that)

नराः (narāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, relating to Brahman

Derived from 'brahman' (sacred knowledge, ultimate reality)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, from them

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'tad' (that)

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior, best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - most excellent, best, superior (superlative of praśasya)

Superlative form of praśasya (excellent)

तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals, sacrifices

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, devotion, worship, sacrifice

Derived from root 'yaj' (to worship, to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - established, founded, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, firm, fixed, consecrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)