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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-149, verse-35

याजनाध्यापने चोभे ब्राह्मणानां प्रतिग्रहः ।
पालनं क्षत्रियाणां वै वैश्यधर्मश्च पोषणम् ॥३५॥
35. yājanādhyāpane cobhe brāhmaṇānāṁ pratigrahaḥ ,
pālanaṁ kṣatriyāṇāṁ vai vaiśyadharmaśca poṣaṇam.
35. yājana-adhyāpane ca ubhe brāhmaṇānām pratigrahaḥ
pālanaṃ kṣatriyāṇām vai vaiśya-dharmaḥ ca poṣaṇam
35. Both officiating at ritual sacrifices (yājana) and teaching (adhyāpana), along with receiving gifts (pratigraha), are the duties of Brahmins. The protection of the realm is for Kṣatriyas, and for Vaiśyas, their intrinsic nature (dharma) is the fostering of economic activity (poṣaṇa).

Words meanings summery:

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  • याजन-अध्यापने (yājana-adhyāpane) - officiating at ritual sacrifices and teaching (officiating at sacrifices and teaching)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • उभे (ubhe) - both
  • ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins
  • प्रतिग्रहः (pratigrahaḥ) - receiving gifts (receiving, acceptance (of gifts))
  • पालनं (pālanaṁ) - protection (protection, nourishing, governing)
  • क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - for Kṣatriyas (of Kṣatriyas, of warriors)
  • वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
  • वैश्य-धर्मः (vaiśya-dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma) of Vaiśyas (the natural law (dharma) of Vaiśyas, the duty of Vaiśyas)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • पोषणम् (poṣaṇam) - fostering of economic activity (poṣaṇa) (nourishing, fostering, nurturing, supporting)

Words meanings and morphology

याजन-अध्यापने (yājana-adhyāpane) - officiating at ritual sacrifices and teaching (officiating at sacrifices and teaching)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of yājana-adhyāpana
yājana-adhyāpana - officiating at sacrifices, teaching
Compound type : dvandva samāsa (yājana+adhyāpana)
  • yājana – officiating at sacrifice, causing to sacrifice
    noun (neuter)
    causative nominalization
    Derived from root `yaj` (to sacrifice) + causative `-i` + suffix `ana`.
    Root: yaj (class 1)
  • adhyāpana – teaching, instructing
    noun (neuter)
    causative nominalization
    Derived from root `ī` (to go) with prefix `adhi` + causative `-i` + suffix `ana`.
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: i (class 2)
Note: Refers to the two activities.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Joins `yājana-adhyāpane` to `pratigrahaḥ` implied.
उभे (ubhe) - both
(numeral)
ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman
Note: Indicates possession or relation to the duties.
प्रतिग्रहः (pratigrahaḥ) - receiving gifts (receiving, acceptance (of gifts))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratigraha
pratigraha - receiving, acceptance, gift, donation
Prefix: prati
Root: grah (class 9)
पालनं (pālanaṁ) - protection (protection, nourishing, governing)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pālana
pālana - protecting, guarding, nourishing, governing
Root: pāl (class 10)
क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - for Kṣatriyas (of Kṣatriyas, of warriors)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - Kṣatriya (member of the warrior class), noble, ruler
Note: Masculine genitive plural.
वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
(indeclinable)
वैश्य-धर्मः (vaiśya-dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma) of Vaiśyas (the natural law (dharma) of Vaiśyas, the duty of Vaiśyas)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya-dharma
vaiśya-dharma - the dharma of a Vaiśya, the duty/constitution of the merchant class
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaiśya+dharma)
  • vaiśya – Vaiśya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
    noun (masculine)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of the third clause.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Joins `vaiśya-dharmaḥ` to `poṣaṇam`.
पोषणम् (poṣaṇam) - fostering of economic activity (poṣaṇa) (nourishing, fostering, nurturing, supporting)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of poṣaṇa
poṣaṇa - nourishing, fostering, support, sustenance, enriching
Root: puṣ (class 4)