महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-38, verse-13

स्त्रीषु गोषु न शस्त्राणि पातयेद्ब्राह्मणेषु च ।
यस्य चान्नानि भुञ्जीत यश्च स्याच्छरणागतः ॥१३॥

13. strīṣu goṣu na śastrāṇi pātayedbrāhmaṇeṣu ca ,
yasya cānnāni bhuñjīta yaśca syāccharaṇāgataḥ.

13. strīṣu goṣu na śastrāṇi pātayet brāhmaṇeṣu ca
yasya ca annāni bhuñjīta yaḥ ca syāt śaraṇāgataḥ

13. One should not use weapons against women, cows, or Brahmins. Likewise, one should not use them against someone whose food one has consumed, or against anyone who has taken refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - in/among women, against women

• गोषु (goṣu) - in/among cows, against cows

• न (na) - not

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

• पातयेत् (pātayet) - one should wield/use (weapons) (one should throw/cast, one should cause to fall)

• ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - in/among Brahmins, against Brahmins

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यस्य (yasya) - of whom (referring to the person whose food was eaten) (whose, of whom)

• च (ca) - and, likewise (and, also)

• अन्नानि (annāni) - foods, grains

• भुञ्जीत (bhuñjīta) - one has eaten (one should eat/enjoy)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the refugee) (who, which)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्यात् (syāt) - is, should be (in the sense of "one who is a refugee") (may be, should be)

• शरणागतः (śaraṇāgataḥ) - one who has sought refuge (one who has come for refuge, refugee, suppliant)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - in/among women, against women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Locative used in sense of "towards" or "against".

गोषु (goṣu) - in/among cows, against cows

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth

Note: Locative used in sense of "towards" or "against".

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, sword, instrument

From root 'śaṃs' (to cut).

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pātayet'.

पातयेत् (pātayet) - one should wield/use (weapons) (one should throw/cast, one should cause to fall)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pātay

Causative Optative

Causative stem from root 'pat' (to fall) with optative suffix 'e' and active ending 't'.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Impersonal construction (one should).

ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - in/among Brahmins, against Brahmins

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Derived from 'brahman'.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Locative used in sense of "towards" or "against".

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

यस्य (yasya) - of whom (referring to the person whose food was eaten) (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the person who gave food.

च (ca) - and, likewise (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अन्नानि (annāni) - foods, grains

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anna

anna - food, grain

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ad' (to eat) with 'na' suffix.

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Object of 'bhuñjīta'.

भुञ्जीत (bhuñjīta) - one has eaten (one should eat/enjoy)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhuj

Optative

From root 'bhuj' with optative suffix 'īta' and middle ending.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Implies a general rule or statement of consequence.

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the refugee) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

स्यात् (syāt) - is, should be (in the sense of "one who is a refugee") (may be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative

From root 'as' (to be) with optative suffix 'yāt' and active ending 't'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: General statement.

शरणागतः (śaraṇāgataḥ) - one who has sought refuge (one who has come for refuge, refugee, suppliant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaraṇāgata

śaraṇāgata - one who has come for refuge, refugee, suppliant

Compound meaning "one who has arrived at refuge".

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraṇa+āgata)

• śaraṇa – refuge, shelter, protection
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• āgata – come, arrived, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'kta'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate to 'yaḥ syāt'.