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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-41

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्या न शिष्यन्ति जनाधिप ।
एकवर्णस्तदा लोको भविष्यति युगक्षये ॥४१॥
41. brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā na śiṣyanti janādhipa ,
ekavarṇastadā loko bhaviṣyati yugakṣaye.
41. brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāḥ vaiśyāḥ na śiṣyanti janādhipa
ekavarṇaḥ tadā lokaḥ bhaviṣyati yugakṣaye
41. O King, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas will no longer be distinct. Then, at the end of the age (yuga), the world will become of a single class.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class
  • क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas, members of the warrior class
  • वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaishyas, members of the merchant/farmer class
  • (na) - not, no
  • शिष्यन्ति (śiṣyanti) - they will remain (distinct/distinguished)
  • जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of men, O king
  • एकवर्णः (ekavarṇaḥ) - of one class, of a single category
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world, people
  • भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become, will be
  • युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the end of the age

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
क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas, members of the warrior class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a Kshatriya, a member of the warrior/ruling class
Note: Visarga restored as per 'no sandhi' rule; in original Devanagari, it appears as 'kṣatriyā' due to sandhi/poetic license.
वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaishyas, members of the merchant/farmer class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vaiśya
vaiśya - a Vaishya, a member of the merchant/agricultural class
Note: Visarga restored as per 'no sandhi' rule; in original Devanagari, it appears as 'vaiśyā' due to sandhi/poetic license.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
शिष्यन्ति (śiṣyanti) - they will remain (distinct/distinguished)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of śiṣ
root verb, 7th class (rudhādi), Parasmaipada
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: Negated by 'na'.
जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of men, O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of janādhipa
janādhipa - ruler of men, king
Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+adhipa)
  • jana – person, man, people
    noun (masculine)
  • adhipa – ruler, lord, master
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: adhi
Note: Addressed to a king.
एकवर्णः (ekavarṇaḥ) - of one class, of a single category
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekavarṇa
ekavarṇa - of one colour; of one class or caste
Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+varṇa)
  • eka – one, single
    numeral
  • varṇa – color, class, caste
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'lokaḥ'.
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
Adverb formed from 'tad' (that)
लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world, people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, people, region
Note: Subject of 'bhaviṣyati'.
भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become, will be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū
root verb, 1st class (bhvādi), Parasmaipada
Root: bhū (class 1)
युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the end of the age
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yugakṣaya
yugakṣaya - end of an age (yuga)
Compound type : tatpurusha (yuga+kṣaya)
  • yuga – age, epoch, yoke
    noun (masculine)
  • kṣaya – destruction, end, decay
    noun (masculine)
Note: Indicates time 'at the end'.