महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-50

अवृत्तिर्भयमन्त्यानां मध्यानां मरणाद्भयम् ।
उत्तमानां तु मर्त्यानामवमानात्परं भयम् ॥५०॥

50. avṛttirbhayamantyānāṁ madhyānāṁ maraṇādbhayam ,
uttamānāṁ tu martyānāmavamānātparaṁ bhayam.

50. avṛttiḥ bhayam antyānām madhyānām maraṇāt bhayam
uttamānām tu martyānām avamānāt param bhayam

50. For those of the lowest class, fear comes from unemployment or lack of sustenance. For the middle class, fear stems from death. But for the best among mortals, the ultimate fear is from dishonor.

Words meanings summery:

• अवृत्तिः (avṛttiḥ) - fear of not having means of sustenance or employment (lack of livelihood, unemployment, cessation of activity)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• अन्त्यानाम् (antyānām) - of those belonging to the lowest social class (of the lowest, of the last)

• मध्यानाम् (madhyānām) - of the middle-class people (of the middle, of the average)

• मरणात् (maraṇāt) - fear originating from or relating to death (from death)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• उत्तमानाम् (uttamānām) - of those belonging to the highest social class (of the best, of the highest)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of human beings (general term for people, here specifying 'the best among them') (of mortals, of men, of human beings)

• अवमानात् (avamānāt) - fear originating from or relating to dishonor (from dishonor, from insult, from disrespect)

• परम् (param) - the ultimate or greatest fear (supreme, ultimate, greater, highest)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

Words meanings and morphology

अवृत्तिः (avṛttiḥ) - fear of not having means of sustenance or employment (lack of livelihood, unemployment, cessation of activity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avṛtti

avṛtti - non-existence, non-activity, lack of livelihood, unemployment

Negative compound of `a-` (not) and `vṛtti` (livelihood, existence).

Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+vṛtti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vṛtti – livelihood, mode of life, existence, activity
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `vṛt` (to exist, to turn).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror, apprehension

Derived from root `bhī` (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

अन्त्यानाम् (antyānām) - of those belonging to the lowest social class (of the lowest, of the last)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of antya

antya - last, lowest, ultimate, belonging to the lowest class

मध्यानाम् (madhyānām) - of the middle-class people (of the middle, of the average)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of madhya

madhya - middle, intermediate, average, central

मरणात् (maraṇāt) - fear originating from or relating to death (from death)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying, mortality

Derived from root `mṛ` (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror, apprehension

Derived from root `bhī` (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

उत्तमानाम् (uttamānām) - of those belonging to the highest social class (of the best, of the highest)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of uttama

uttama - best, highest, excellent, supreme

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of human beings (general term for people, here specifying 'the best among them') (of mortals, of men, of human beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal, human being, man

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अवमानात् (avamānāt) - fear originating from or relating to dishonor (from dishonor, from insult, from disrespect)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of avamāna

avamāna - dishonor, disrespect, insult, contempt

Derived from prefix `ava-` and root `man` (to think, respect).

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

परम् (param) - the ultimate or greatest fear (supreme, ultimate, greater, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, superior, other

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror, apprehension

Derived from root `bhī` (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)