महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-130, verse-28

ब्राह्मणः प्रचरेद्भैक्षं क्षत्रियः परिपालयेत् ।
वैश्यो धनार्जनं कुर्याच्छूद्रः परिचरेच्च तान् ॥२८॥

28. brāhmaṇaḥ pracaredbhaikṣaṁ kṣatriyaḥ paripālayet ,
vaiśyo dhanārjanaṁ kuryācchūdraḥ paricarecca tān.

28. brāhmaṇaḥ pracaret bhaikṣam kṣatriyaḥ paripālayet
vaiśyaḥ dhanārjanam kuryāt śūdraḥ paricaret ca tān

28. ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) भैक्षं (bhaikṣaṃ) प्रचरेत् (pracaret).
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) परिपालयेत् (paripālayet).
वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) धनार्जनं (dhanārjanaṃ) कुर्यात् (kuryāt).
च (ca) शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) तान् (tān) परिचरेत् (paricaret).

28. A Brahmin should practice begging for alms. A Kshatriya should protect (the people). A Vaishya should acquire wealth. And a Shudra should serve them (the other three classes).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class)

• प्रचरेत् (pracaret) - he should practice, he should engage in (he should go forth, he should practice, he should engage in)

• भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - begging for alms (alms, mendicancy, begging)

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kshatriya (a Kshatriya, a member of the warrior/ruling class)

• परिपालयेत् (paripālayet) - he should protect (the people/realm) (he should protect, he should preserve, he should rule)

• वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya (a Vaishya, a member of the merchant/farmer class)

• धनार्जनम् (dhanārjanam) - acquiring wealth (acquisition of wealth, earning money)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - he should perform/engage in (he should do, he should make, he should perform)

• शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a Shudra (a Shudra, a member of the servant class)

• परिचरेत् (paricaret) - he should serve (he should serve, he should attend, he should wait upon)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• तान् (tān) - them (the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas) (them)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, learned in the Vedas

From brahman (brahman, Vedas) + aṇ.

Note: Subject of 'pracaret'.

प्रचरेत् (pracaret) - he should practice, he should engage in (he should go forth, he should practice, he should engage in)

(verb)

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

Optative

Root car (1P) with prefix pra, active voice, third person singular, optative.

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - begging for alms (alms, mendicancy, begging)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaikṣa

bhaikṣa - alms, mendicancy, begging, food obtained by begging

Derived from bhikṣā (alms) + aṇ.

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pracaret'.

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kshatriya (a Kshatriya, a member of the warrior/ruling class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a Kshatriya, a member of the warrior or ruling class, protector

From kṣatra (rule, dominion) + iya.

Note: Subject of 'paripālayet'.

परिपालयेत् (paripālayet) - he should protect (the people/realm) (he should protect, he should preserve, he should rule)

(verb)

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

Optative

Root pāl (10P) with prefix pari, active voice, third person singular, optative.

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya (a Vaishya, a member of the merchant/farmer class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya

vaiśya - a Vaishya, a member of the merchant, farmer, or artisan class

From viś (settlement, people) + ya.

Note: Subject of 'kuryāt'.

धनार्जनम् (dhanārjanam) - acquiring wealth (acquisition of wealth, earning money)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanārjana

dhanārjana - acquisition of wealth, earning money, accumulation of riches

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+arjana)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• arjana – acquiring, earning, collecting
  noun (neuter)
  From root ṛj (to gain, acquire).
  Root: ṛj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kuryāt'.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - he should perform/engage in (he should do, he should make, he should perform)

(verb)

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

Optative

Root kṛ (8U) in active voice, third person singular, optative.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a Shudra (a Shudra, a member of the servant class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a Shudra, a member of the servant or laboring class

Note: Subject of 'paricaret'.

परिचरेत् (paricaret) - he should serve (he should serve, he should attend, he should wait upon)

(verb)

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

Optative

Root car (1P) with prefix pari, active voice, third person singular, optative.

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the last clause.

तान् (tān) - them (the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas) (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, those, them

Note: Object of 'paricaret'.