महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-120, verse-32

यथा क्रमेण पुष्पेभ्यश्चिनोति मधु षट्पदः ।
तथा द्रव्यमुपादाय राजा कुर्वीत संचयम् ॥३२॥

32. yathā krameṇa puṣpebhyaścinoti madhu ṣaṭpadaḥ ,
tathā dravyamupādāya rājā kurvīta saṁcayam.

32. yathā krameṇa puṣpebhyaḥ cinoti madhu ṣaṭpadaḥ
tathā dravyam upādāya rājā kurvīta sañcayam

32. yathā ṣaṭpadaḥ krameṇa puṣpebhyaḥ madhu cinoti
tathā rājā dravyam upādāya sañcayam kurvīta

32. Just as a bee (ṣaṭpadaḥ) gradually gathers honey from flowers, so should a king, by acquiring resources, build up reserves.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - by degrees, gradually, in due order

• पुष्पेभ्यः (puṣpebhyaḥ) - from flowers

• चिनोति (cinoti) - collects, gathers, piles up

• मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet thing, nectar

• षट्पदः (ṣaṭpadaḥ) - six-footed, a bee

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, in the same manner

• द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - wealth, substance, resources, material

• उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken, having acquired, by taking/acquiring

• राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

• कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - he should make, he should do, he should accumulate

• सञ्चयम् (sañcayam) - accumulation, collection, treasury

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - by degrees, gradually, in due order

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, stride, order, succession

Root: kram (class 1)

पुष्पेभ्यः (puṣpebhyaḥ) - from flowers

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

चिनोति (cinoti) - collects, gathers, piles up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ci

Root: ci (class 5)

मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet thing, nectar

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet thing, nectar, wine

षट्पदः (ṣaṭpadaḥ) - six-footed, a bee

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṭpada

ṣaṭpada - six-footed, a bee

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṣ+pada)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• pada – foot, step, word
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, in the same manner

(indeclinable)

द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - wealth, substance, resources, material

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dravya

dravya - substance, thing, wealth, money, resources

उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken, having acquired, by taking/acquiring

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root dā with upasarga upa and suffix -ya (after upasarga)

Prefix: upa

Root: dā (class 3)

राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - he should make, he should do, he should accumulate

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सञ्चयम् (sañcayam) - accumulation, collection, treasury

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sañcaya

sañcaya - accumulation, collection, heap, store, treasury

Prefix: sam

Root: ci (class 5)