महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-153, verse-6

ते स्म युद्धेष्वभज्यन्त त्रयो वर्णाः पुनः पुनः ।
क्षत्रियास्तु जयन्त्येव बहुलं चैकतो बलम् ॥६॥

6. te sma yuddheṣvabhajyanta trayo varṇāḥ punaḥ punaḥ ,
kṣatriyāstu jayantyeva bahulaṁ caikato balam.

6. te sma yuddheṣu abhajyanta trayaḥ varṇāḥ punaḥ punaḥ
kṣatriyāḥ tu jayanti eva bahulam ca ekataḥ balam

6. te trayaḥ varṇāḥ yuddheṣu punaḥ punaḥ abhajyanta sma tu
kṣatriyāḥ eva jayanti ca ekataḥ bahulam balam [āsīt]

6. Those three social classes were repeatedly defeated in battles. But the Kshatriyas alone were victorious, and on their side was abundant strength.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (three social classes) (they, those)

• स्म (sma) - indicates past action (particle indicating past tense with present verbs, or emphasis)

• युद्धेषु (yuddheṣu) - in battles, in wars

• अभज्यन्त (abhajyanta) - they were broken, defeated, routed

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - the three social classes (Brahmin, Vaishya, Shudra) (social classes)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas, members of the warrior class

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer, they win, they are victorious

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

• बहुलम् (bahulam) - abundant (abundant, much, numerous)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - on the side (of the Kshatriyas) (on one side, from one side)

• बलम् (balam) - strength or force (strength, power, army, force)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (three social classes) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Masculine nominative plural of tad, referring to the three varṇas

स्म (sma) - indicates past action (particle indicating past tense with present verbs, or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

युद्धेषु (yuddheṣu) - in battles, in wars

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight, combat

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

अभज्यन्त (abhajyanta) - they were broken, defeated, routed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of bhajj

Root: bhajj (class 1)

Note: Imperfect passive of root 'bhajj'

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Masculine nominative plural, agreeing with varṇāḥ

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - the three social classes (Brahmin, Vaishya, Shudra) (social classes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, tint, appearance, social class, caste, kind

Note: Subject of abhajyanta

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition intensifies 'again and again'

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas, members of the warrior class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class

Note: Subject of jayanti

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer, they win, they are victorious

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

बहुलम् (bahulam) - abundant (abundant, much, numerous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahula

bahula - much, abundant, numerous, plentiful

Note: Agrees with balam

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on the side (of the Kshatriyas) (on one side, from one side)

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - strength or force (strength, power, army, force)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might, army, troop

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'was'