महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-26

ब्राह्मणाः शूद्रकर्माणस्तथा शूद्रा धनार्जकाः ।
क्षत्रधर्मेण वाप्यत्र वर्तयन्ति गते युगे ॥२६॥

26. brāhmaṇāḥ śūdrakarmāṇastathā śūdrā dhanārjakāḥ ,
kṣatradharmeṇa vāpyatra vartayanti gate yuge.

26. brāhmaṇāḥ śūdrakarmāṇaḥ tathā śūdrāḥ dhanārjakāḥ
kṣatradharmeṇa vā api atra vartayanti gate yuge

26. In the declining era, Brahmins will perform the actions of Śūdras, and similarly, Śūdras will accumulate wealth. Some will even live according to the duties (dharma) of Kṣatriyas.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class

• शूद्रकर्माणः (śūdrakarmāṇaḥ) - those whose actions are like a Śūdra's

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

• शूद्राः (śūdrāḥ) - Śūdras, members of the fourth social class

• धनार्जकाः (dhanārjakāḥ) - wealth accumulators, earners of wealth

• क्षत्रधर्मेण (kṣatradharmeṇa) - by the duty/nature of Kṣatriyas

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अत्र (atra) - in this age/era (here, in this place)

• वर्तयन्ति (vartayanti) - they sustain themselves, they live (they cause to exist, they live, they behave)

• गते (gate) - in the declined/fallen (era) (gone, passed, declined)

• युगे (yuge) - in the Kali Yuga (the declining age) (in an age, in an era)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, related to Brahman

Root: bṛh

शूद्रकर्माणः (śūdrakarmāṇaḥ) - those whose actions are like a Śūdra's

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūdrakarman

śūdrakarman - one whose actions are those of a Śūdra, performing Śūdra's work

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śūdra+karman)

• śūdra – a member of the fourth social class
  noun (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective qualifying 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

(indeclinable)

शूद्राः (śūdrāḥ) - Śūdras, members of the fourth social class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the fourth social class

धनार्जकाः (dhanārjakāḥ) - wealth accumulators, earners of wealth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanārjaka

dhanārjaka - one who earns wealth, wealth accumulator

agent noun

derived from dhana (wealth) + root arj (to earn) + aka (agent suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+arjaka)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• arjaka – earner, acquirer
  agent noun (masculine)
  Root: arj (class 10)

Note: Adjective qualifying 'śūdrāḥ'.

क्षत्रधर्मेण (kṣatradharmeṇa) - by the duty/nature of Kṣatriyas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - the duty (dharma) or nature of a Kṣatriya (warrior/ruler class)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – the warrior/ruler class, royalty, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - in this age/era (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the current (Kali) age being discussed.

वर्तयन्ति (vartayanti) - they sustain themselves, they live (they cause to exist, they live, they behave)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vṛt

causal stem

Causal stem varti- formed from root vṛt (1P)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Causal formation.

गते (gate) - in the declined/fallen (era) (gone, passed, declined)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, arrived at, come to

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root gam with kta suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yuge'.

युगे (yuge) - in the Kali Yuga (the declining age) (in an age, in an era)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuga

yuga - age, era, epoch, a yoke

Root: yuj (class 7)