महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-93, verse-2

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे धर्मज्ञैर्बहुभिर्वृते ।
उञ्छवृत्तिर्द्विजः कश्चित्कापोतिरभवत्पुरा ॥२॥

2. dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre dharmajñairbahubhirvṛte ,
uñchavṛttirdvijaḥ kaścitkāpotirabhavatpurā.

2. dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre dharma-jñaiḥ bahubhiḥ vṛte
uñcha-vṛttiḥ dvijaḥ kaścit kāpotiḥ abhavat purā

2. purā dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre dharma-jñaiḥ bahubhiḥ
vṛte kaścit uñcha-vṛttiḥ kāpotiḥ dvijaḥ abhavat

2. In Kurukshetra, the field of (dharma), which was frequented by many knowers of (dharma), there once lived a certain brahmin (dvija) who sustained himself by gleaning, like a pigeon.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्म-क्षेत्रे (dharma-kṣetre) - in the field of (dharma) (in the field of righteousness/dharma)

• कुरु-क्षेत्रे (kuru-kṣetre) - in Kurukshetra (a plain near modern Delhi, a sacred battlefield)

• धर्म-ज्ञैः (dharma-jñaiḥ) - by knowers of (dharma) (by those who know dharma/righteousness)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• वृते (vṛte) - frequented / populated (surrounded, encompassed, frequented, filled)

• उञ्छ-वृत्तिः (uñcha-vṛttiḥ) - who sustained himself by gleaning (living by gleaning, adopting the gleaning practice)

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (a certain, someone)

• कापोतिः (kāpotiḥ) - like a pigeon (referring to the gleaning lifestyle) (like a pigeon, pigeon-like)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - existed, lived (was, became, existed)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, once (formerly, in ancient times, previously)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म-क्षेत्रे (dharma-kṣetre) - in the field of (dharma) (in the field of righteousness/dharma)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharmakṣetra

dharmakṣetra - field of righteousness, field of duty/dharma

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+kṣetra)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, constitution, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kṣetra – field, ground, sacred place
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Refers to Kurukshetra.

कुरु-क्षेत्रे (kuru-kṣetre) - in Kurukshetra (a plain near modern Delhi, a sacred battlefield)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - Kurukshetra (a famous sacred plain and battlefield)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+kṣetra)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king or dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣetra – field, ground, sacred place
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

धर्म-ज्ञैः (dharma-jñaiḥ) - by knowers of (dharma) (by those who know dharma/righteousness)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, constitution, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective
  adjective from root jñā
  Suffix -a from root jñā- (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'bahubhiḥ' and 'vṛte'.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

वृते (vṛte) - frequented / populated (surrounded, encompassed, frequented, filled)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen, frequented

Past Passive Participle

From √vṛ (to cover, choose) or √vṛt (to be). Here related to √vṛ, meaning 'covered', 'encompassed', often used to mean 'frequented by'.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

उञ्छ-वृत्तिः (uñcha-vṛttiḥ) - who sustained himself by gleaning (living by gleaning, adopting the gleaning practice)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uñchavṛtti

uñchavṛtti - living by gleaning (picking up grains left in fields)

Compound type : tatpurusha (uñcha+vṛtti)

• uñcha – gleaning, picking up scattered grains
  noun (masculine)
  From √uñch (to glean)
  Root: uñch (class 6)
• vṛtti – livelihood, mode of life, activity
  noun (feminine)
  From √vṛt (to be, exist, turn)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dvijaḥ'.

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake, tooth

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  adjective from root jan
  Suffix -a from root jan- (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (a certain, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - a certain (person or thing), someone, anyone

Compound type : tatpurusha (ka+cit)

• ka – who, what
  pronoun (masculine)
• cit – particle intensifying or indicating indefiniteness
  indeclinable

Note: Qualifies 'dvijaḥ'.

कापोतिः (kāpotiḥ) - like a pigeon (referring to the gleaning lifestyle) (like a pigeon, pigeon-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāpoti

kāpoti - pigeon-like, relating to a pigeon

From kapota (pigeon) + aṇ (suffix forming adjectives of relation/resemblance)

Note: Qualifies 'dvijaḥ'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - existed, lived (was, became, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense (Laṅ) 3rd person singular of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, once (formerly, in ancient times, previously)

(indeclinable)