महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-120, verse-26

अलुब्धाञ्शिक्षितान्दान्तान्धर्मेषु परिनिष्ठितान् ।
स्थापयेत्सर्वकार्येषु राजा धर्मार्थरक्षिणः ॥२६॥

26. alubdhāñśikṣitāndāntāndharmeṣu pariniṣṭhitān ,
sthāpayetsarvakāryeṣu rājā dharmārtharakṣiṇaḥ.

26. alubdhān śikṣitān dāntān dharmeṣu pariniṣṭhitān
sthāpayet sarvakāryeṣu rājā dharmārtharakṣiṇaḥ

26. rājā alubdhān śikṣitān dāntān dharmeṣu pariniṣṭhitān
dharmārtharakṣiṇaḥ sarvakāryeṣu sthāpayet

26. The king should appoint these individuals—who are ungreedy, educated, self-controlled, and firmly grounded in matters of natural law (dharma)—to all affairs, as they are protectors of (both) natural law (dharma) and material prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• अलुब्धान् (alubdhān) - ungreedy, not covetous

• शिक्षितान् (śikṣitān) - educated, trained, learned

• दान्तान् (dāntān) - self-controlled, restrained

• धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in matters of natural law (dharma)

• परिनिष्ठितान् (pariniṣṭhitān) - firmly grounded or proficient in matters of natural law (dharma) (firmly established, proficient)

• स्थापयेत् (sthāpayet) - he should appoint, he should establish

• सर्वकार्येषु (sarvakāryeṣu) - in all affairs, in all tasks

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• धर्मार्थरक्षिणः (dharmārtharakṣiṇaḥ) - Protectors of both ethical conduct/natural law and material prosperity/state interests. (protectors of natural law (dharma) and wealth/purpose (artha))

Words meanings and morphology

अलुब्धान् (alubdhān) - ungreedy, not covetous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of alubdha

alubdha - ungreedy, not covetous, free from desire, unattached

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root lubh with negative prefix a-

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+lubdha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• lubdha – greedy, covetous, tempted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root lubh
  Root: lubh (class 4)

शिक्षितान् (śikṣitān) - educated, trained, learned

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śikṣita

śikṣita - educated, trained, learned, taught

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root śikṣ

Root: śikṣ (class 1)

दान्तान् (dāntān) - self-controlled, restrained

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, restrained, subdued, tamed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root dam

Root: dam (class 4)

धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in matters of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

परिनिष्ठितान् (pariniṣṭhitān) - firmly grounded or proficient in matters of natural law (dharma) (firmly established, proficient)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pariniṣṭhita

pariniṣṭhita - firmly established, proficient, skilled, deeply immersed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root sthā with prefixes pari-nis

Prefixes: pari+nis

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्थापयेत् (sthāpayet) - he should appoint, he should establish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of sthāpay

Causative stem

Causative of root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वकार्येषु (sarvakāryeṣu) - in all affairs, in all tasks

(compound noun)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sarva+kārya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
• kārya – work, action, business, duty, affair
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

धर्मार्थरक्षिणः (dharmārtharakṣiṇaḥ) - Protectors of both ethical conduct/natural law and material prosperity/state interests. (protectors of natural law (dharma) and wealth/purpose (artha))

(compound noun)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharma+artha+rakṣin)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, material prosperity
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣin – protector, guard, preserver
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from rakṣ
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)