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.

41. הו שליט בני האדם, בְּרַהְמִינים, בני מעמד הלוחמים ובני מעמד הסוחרים לא יישארו נבדלים זה מזה, ובקץ העידן העולם יהיה בעל מעמד חברתי אחד בלבד.

Words meanings summery:

• 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

• न (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.

न (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'.

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