महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-101, verse-56

धर्मो युद्धं क्षत्रियस्य ब्राह्मणस्य परं तपः ।
तपस्वी कृतविद्यश्च प्रेक्षितेनापि निर्दहेत् ॥५६॥

56. dharmo yuddhaṁ kṣatriyasya brāhmaṇasya paraṁ tapaḥ ,
tapasvī kṛtavidyaśca prekṣitenāpi nirdahet.

56. dharmaḥ yuddham kṣatriyasya brāhmaṇasya param tapaḥ
| tapasvī kṛtavidyaḥ ca prekṣitena api nirdāhet

56. kṣatriyasya yuddham dharmaḥ brāhmaṇasya param
tapaḥ ca tapasvī kṛtavidyaḥ api prekṣitena nirdāhet

56. For a warrior (kṣatriya), battle is the natural law (dharma); for a Brahmin, the supreme spiritual discipline (tapas) is proper. Indeed, an ascetic (tapasvī) who is accomplished in knowledge could burn others even with a mere glance.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fighting, war

• क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kshatriya, of a warrior

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin, of one belonging to the priestly class

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, spiritual discipline, penance

• तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic, one who performs spiritual discipline (tapas)

• कृतविद्यः (kṛtavidyaḥ) - learned, accomplished in knowledge, educated

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रेक्षितेन (prekṣitena) - by a glance, by a look

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• निर्दाहेत् (nirdāhet) - would burn, could consume, might destroy

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law (dharma), duty, righteousness, constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'yuddham'.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fighting, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fighting, war

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root 'yudh' (to fight) with suffix -ta

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject nominative.

क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kshatriya, of a warrior

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, ruler

Root: kṣi

Note: Possessive, 'of a kshatriya'.

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin, of one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Note: Possessive, 'of a brahmin'.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, other

Note: Agrees with 'tapaḥ'.

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, spiritual discipline, penance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, spiritual discipline (tapas), penance, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject nominative.

तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic, one who performs spiritual discipline (tapas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - an ascetic, one who performs spiritual discipline (tapas)

Derived from 'tapas' + suffix '-vin'

Note: Subject of 'nirdāhet'.

कृतविद्यः (kṛtavidyaḥ) - learned, accomplished in knowledge, educated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavidya

kṛtavidya - learned, accomplished in knowledge, educated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+vidyā)

• kṛta – made, done, accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tapasvī'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'tapasvī' and 'kṛtavidyaḥ'.

प्रेक्षितेन (prekṣitena) - by a glance, by a look

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prekṣita

prekṣita - glance, look, seeing

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Means 'by means of a glance'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

निर्दाहेत् (nirdāhet) - would burn, could consume, might destroy

(verb)

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

Optative Active

From root 'dah' (to burn) with prefix 'nir' (out, completely), 3rd person singular

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'tapasvī'.