महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-3

न च तन्नैष्ठिकं कर्म क्षत्रियस्य विशां पते ।
आहुराश्रमिणः सर्वे यद्भैक्षं क्षत्रियश्चरेत् ॥३॥

3. na ca tannaiṣṭhikaṁ karma kṣatriyasya viśāṁ pate ,
āhurāśramiṇaḥ sarve yadbhaikṣaṁ kṣatriyaścaret.

3. na ca tat naiṣṭhikam karma kṣatriyasya viśām pate
āhuḥ āśramiṇaḥ sarve yat bhaikṣam kṣatriyaḥ caret

3. And indeed, O lord of the people, all those who follow the stages of life (āśrama) say that living by alms is not the prescribed action (karma) for a kṣatriya.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• तत् (tat) - that

• नैष्ठिकम् (naiṣṭhikam) - prescribed, proper, ultimate, conclusive

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, duty, work

• क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya, for a kṣatriya

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects, of the vaiśyas

• पते (pate) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira (O lord, O master)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• आश्रमिणः (āśramiṇaḥ) - followers of the stages of life, ascetics, hermits

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• यत् (yat) - that which, because

• भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, begging

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya

• चरेत् (caret) - should live by, should subsist on (referring to alms) (should perform, should practice, should wander)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Also accusative neuter singular. Here refers to 'bhaikṣam'

नैष्ठिकम् (naiṣṭhikam) - prescribed, proper, ultimate, conclusive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naiṣṭhika

naiṣṭhika - final, ultimate, prescribed, proper, conclusive

from niṣṭhā + ṭhaK suffix

Note: Also accusative neuter singular.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, duty, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, duty, destiny

from kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Also accusative neuter singular.

क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya, for a kṣatriya

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects, of the vaiśyas

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community, vaiśyas

Root: viś (class 6)

पते (pate) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lit) of brū

irregular form of root brū

Prefix: ā

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Often considered a perfect form of 'brū' but functions as present indicative.

आश्रमिणः (āśramiṇaḥ) - followers of the stages of life, ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśramin

āśramin - one who lives in an āśrama, a hermit, one observing the stages of life

from āśrama + ini

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

यत् (yat) - that which, because

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Functions as a relative pronoun or adverb introducing the content of what 'they say'.

भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, begging

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaikṣa

bhaikṣa - alms, begging, mendicancy

from bhikṣā

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class

चरेत् (caret) - should live by, should subsist on (referring to alms) (should perform, should practice, should wander)

(verb)

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

Root: car (class 1)