महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-119, verse-2

न श्वा स्वस्थानमुत्क्रम्य प्रमाणमभि सत्कृतः ।
आरोप्यः श्वा स्वकात्स्थानादुत्क्रम्यान्यत्प्रपद्यते ॥२॥

2. na śvā svasthānamutkramya pramāṇamabhi satkṛtaḥ ,
āropyaḥ śvā svakātsthānādutkramyānyatprapadyate.

2. na śvā svasthānam utkramya pramāṇam abhi satkṛtaḥ
āropyaḥ śvā svakāt sthānāt utkramya anyat prapadyate

2. śvā pramāṇam na āropyaḥ svasthānam utkramya abhi
satkṛtaḥ śvā svakāt sthānāt utkramya anyat prapadyate

2. A dog, even when greatly honored and surpassing its proper place, should not be appointed to a position of authority. For a dog, having left its own station, will seek another (place).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• श्वा (śvā) - a dog (as an example) (dog)

• स्वस्थानम् (svasthānam) - its proper place (one's own place, proper station)

• उत्क्रम्य (utkramya) - having surpassed (its station) / having left (having surpassed, having exceeded, having departed)

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - a position of authority (authority, measure, standard, proof)

• अभि (abhi) - greatly, highly (as an intensifier for 'satkṛtaḥ') (towards, to, over, greatly)

• सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored (honored, revered, respected)

• आरोप्यः (āropyaḥ) - should be appointed (to authority) (to be appointed, to be placed, to be elevated)

• श्वा (śvā) - a dog (dog)

• स्वकात् (svakāt) - from its own (from its own, from one's own)

• स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from its station (from a place, from a station)

• उत्क्रम्य (utkramya) - having departed (from its station) (having surpassed, having exceeded, having departed)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another (place/thing) (another, other)

• प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - seeks (resorts to, obtains, seeks, goes to)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

श्वा (śvā) - a dog (as an example) (dog)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvan

śvan - dog

Irregular masculine noun.

स्वस्थानम् (svasthānam) - its proper place (one's own place, proper station)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svasthāna

svasthāna - one's own place, proper station, native place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+sthāna)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, station
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of utkramya.

उत्क्रम्य (utkramya) - having surpassed (its station) / having left (having surpassed, having exceeded, having departed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root √kram (to step, go) with prefixes ut- and -ya (for absolutive with prefix).

Prefix: ut

Root: kram (class 1)

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - a position of authority (authority, measure, standard, proof)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, authority, proof, true knowledge

From pra- + √mā (to measure).

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 2)

अभि (abhi) - greatly, highly (as an intensifier for 'satkṛtaḥ') (towards, to, over, greatly)

(indeclinable)

सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored (honored, revered, respected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satkṛta

satkṛta - honored, respected, worshipped, treated with kindness

Past Passive Participle

From sat (good) + √kṛ (to do, make). Literally "well-made" or "well-treated".

Compound type : pra-ādi compound (sat+kṛta)

• sat – good, true, existing, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

आरोप्यः (āropyaḥ) - should be appointed (to authority) (to be appointed, to be placed, to be elevated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āropya

āropya - to be mounted, to be placed upon, to be imputed, to be appointed

Gerundive

From root √ruh (to grow, ascend) with prefix ā- and suffix -ya. Means "that which should be placed upon/appointed".

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

श्वा (śvā) - a dog (dog)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvan

śvan - dog

Irregular masculine noun.

स्वकात् (svakāt) - from its own (from its own, from one's own)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svaka

svaka - own, proper, belonging to oneself

Derived from 'sva'.

स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from its station (from a place, from a station)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, station, position, state

From root √sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

उत्क्रम्य (utkramya) - having departed (from its station) (having surpassed, having exceeded, having departed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root √kram (to step, go) with prefixes ut- and -ya.

Prefix: ut

Root: kram (class 1)

अन्यत् (anyat) - another (place/thing) (another, other)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - seeks (resorts to, obtains, seeks, goes to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pad

Present middle

Third person singular present middle (ātmanepada) of √pad with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)