महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-214, verse-2

आश्रित्य धर्मराजानं सर्वलोकोऽवसत्सुखम् ।
पुण्यलक्षणकर्माणं स्वदेहमिव देहिनः ॥२॥

2. āśritya dharmarājānaṁ sarvaloko'vasatsukham ,
puṇyalakṣaṇakarmāṇaṁ svadehamiva dehinaḥ.

2. āśritya dharmarājānam sarvalokaḥ avasat sukham
puṇyalakṣaṇakarmāṇam svadeham iva dehinaḥ

2. Depending on the King of Righteousness (dharma-rājan) whose actions (karma) bore the marks of virtue, all people lived happily, just as embodied beings cherish their own body.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - Depending on (having resorted to, depending on, relying upon)

• धर्मराजानम् (dharmarājānam) - the King of Righteousness (dharma-rājan) (the king of dharma (natural law))

• सर्वलोकः (sarvalokaḥ) - all people (all people, the whole world)

• अवसत् (avasat) - lived (he lived, he dwelt, he resided)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, with pleasure, comfortably)

• पुण्यलक्षणकर्माणम् (puṇyalakṣaṇakarmāṇam) - whose actions (karma) bore the marks of virtue (whose actions are characterized by auspicious signs/virtue)

• स्वदेहम् (svadeham) - one's own body

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• देहिनः (dehinaḥ) - of embodied beings (of an embodied being, of a living creature)

Words meanings and morphology

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - Depending on (having resorted to, depending on, relying upon)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'śri' (to resort to) with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-tya'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

धर्मराजानम् (dharmarājānam) - the King of Righteousness (dharma-rājan) (the king of dharma (natural law))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmarājan

dharmarājan - king of righteousness (dharma), Yama (god of death and justice), Yudhiṣṭhira

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of āśritya.

सर्वलोकः (sarvalokaḥ) - all people (all people, the whole world)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - all people, the whole world

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• loka – world, people, community
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

अवसत् (avasat) - lived (he lived, he dwelt, he resided)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Imperfect active

3rd person singular, Imperfect tense, active voice. With augment 'a-' before root 'vas'.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to sarvalokaḥ as a collective singular.

सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, with pleasure, comfortably)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

पुण्यलक्षणकर्माणम् (puṇyalakṣaṇakarmāṇam) - whose actions (karma) bore the marks of virtue (whose actions are characterized by auspicious signs/virtue)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇyalakṣaṇakarman

puṇyalakṣaṇakarman - having auspicious signs in one's actions, whose deeds are virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+lakṣaṇa+karman)

• puṇya – virtuous, auspicious, merit, sacred
  adjective (neuter)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)
• karman – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective for Dharmarājānam.

स्वदेहम् (svadeham) - one's own body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svadeha

svadeha - one's own body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+deha)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 8)

Note: Object of implied verb in simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a comparison.

देहिनः (dehinaḥ) - of embodied beings (of an embodied being, of a living creature)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dehin

dehin - embodied being, living creature, soul (ātman)

Derived from deha (body) + suffix in.

Note: Expresses possession ("of an embodied being's own body").