मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-10, verse-1

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अधीयीरंस्त्रयो वर्णाः स्वकर्मस्था द्विजातयः ।
प्रब्रूयाद ब्राह्मणस्त्वेषां नेतराविति निश्चयः ॥१॥

1. adhīyīraṁstrayo varṇāḥ svakarmasthā dvijātayaḥ ,
prabrūyād brāhmaṇastveṣāṁ netarāviti niścayaḥ.

1. adhīyīran trayaḥ varṇāḥ svakarmasthāḥ dvijātayaḥ
prabrūyāt brāhmaṇaḥ tu eṣām na itarau iti niścayaḥ

1. trayaḥ svakarmasthāḥ dvijātayaḥ varṇāḥ adhīyīran tu brāhmaṇaḥ eṣām prabrūyāt,
itarau na iti niścayaḥ

1. The three twice-born social classes (varṇas), who are established in their own duties, should study. But it is a brahmin who should teach them, not the other two (classes); this is the definite rule.

Words meanings summery:

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अधीयीरन् (adhīyīran) - should study (they should study)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (varṇas) (social classes, varṇas)

स्वकर्मस्थाः (svakarmasthāḥ) - established in their own duties (established in their own duties, performing their own actions)

द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born (the twice-born (brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas))

प्रब्रूयात् (prabrūyāt) - should teach (he should speak, he should teach)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin

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

एषाम् (eṣām) - to them (the three varṇas) (of these, to them)

न (na) - not (not, no)

इतरौ (itarau) - the other two (classes, i.e., kṣatriya and vaiśya) (the other two (dual masculine))

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought))

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - the definite rule (definite rule, certainty, conclusion)

Words meanings and morphology

अधीयीरन् (adhīyīran) - should study (they should study)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, optative (liṅ) of adhī

Prefix: adhi

Root: ī (class 2)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (varṇas) (social classes, varṇas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, class, social order, letter

Root: vṛ (class 5)

स्वकर्मस्थाः (svakarmasthāḥ) - established in their own duties (established in their own duties, performing their own actions)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svakarmastha

svakarmastha - one who abides in his own duties, performing one's own work

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+karma+stha)

sva – own, one's own
pronoun
karma – action, duty, (karma)
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
stha – standing, abiding, situated
adjective
from root sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)

द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born (the twice-born (brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, or vaiśya)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+jāti)