महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-18

भिन्दंश्छिन्दन्रुजन्कृन्तन्दारयन्पाटयंस्तथा ।
घातयन्नभिधावंश्च दण्ड एव चरत्युत ॥१८॥

18. bhindaṁśchindanrujankṛntandārayanpāṭayaṁstathā ,
ghātayannabhidhāvaṁśca daṇḍa eva caratyuta.

18. bhindan chindan rujan kṛntan dārayan pāṭayan
tathā ghātayan abhidhāvan ca daṇḍaḥ eva carati uta

18. uta daṇḍaḥ eva bhindan chindan rujan kṛntan
dārayan pāṭayan tathā ghātayan ca abhidhāvan carati

18. Indeed, Daṇḍa (justice or punishment) operates by breaking, cutting, inflicting pain, severing, tearing, splitting, and similarly by causing death and pursuing [offenders].

Words meanings summery:

• भिन्दन् (bhindan) - breaking, splitting

• छिन्दन् (chindan) - cutting, severing

• रुजन् (rujan) - hurting, causing pain

• कृन्तन् (kṛntan) - cutting, severing, tearing

• दारयन् (dārayan) - tearing, splitting, cleaving

• पाटयन् (pāṭayan) - splitting, rending, causing to burst

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• घातयन् (ghātayan) - killing, causing to be killed, striking

• अभिधावन् (abhidhāvan) - pursuing, rushing towards, attacking

• च (ca) - and

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - justice, punishment (rod, staff, punishment, justice, control)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• चरति (carati) - operates, functions (moves, acts, operates, walks)

• उत (uta) - indeed, for emphasis (also, moreover, and, indeed)

Words meanings and morphology

भिन्दन् (bhindan) - breaking, splitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhindat

bhindat - breaking, splitting (one who breaks/splits)

Present Active Participle

From √bhid (to split, break) + śatṛ pratyaya. Masculine, nominative singular.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective for Daṇḍa.

छिन्दन् (chindan) - cutting, severing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chindat

chindat - cutting, severing (one who cuts/severs)

Present Active Participle

From √chid (to cut, sever) + śatṛ pratyaya. Masculine, nominative singular.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective for Daṇḍa.

रुजन् (rujan) - hurting, causing pain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rujat

rujat - hurting, breaking, causing pain (one who hurts/breaks)

Present Active Participle

From √ruj (to break, hurt, cause pain) + śatṛ pratyaya. Masculine, nominative singular.

Root: ruj (class 6)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective for Daṇḍa.

कृन्तन् (kṛntan) - cutting, severing, tearing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛntat

kṛntat - cutting, severing, tearing (one who cuts/severs)

Present Active Participle

From √kṛt (to cut, sever) + śatṛ pratyaya. Masculine, nominative singular.

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective for Daṇḍa.

दारयन् (dārayan) - tearing, splitting, cleaving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dārayat

dārayat - tearing, splitting, cleaving (one who tears/splits)

Present Active Participle (causative)

From √dṛ (to tear, burst) in causative form (dārayati) + śatṛ pratyaya. Masculine, nominative singular.

Root: dṛ (class 10)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective for Daṇḍa.

पाटयन् (pāṭayan) - splitting, rending, causing to burst

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṭayat

pāṭayat - splitting, rending, causing to burst (one who splits/rends)

Present Active Participle (causative)

From √paṭ (to split, burst) in causative form (pāṭayati) + śatṛ pratyaya. Masculine, nominative singular.

Root: paṭ (class 10)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective for Daṇḍa.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

घातयन् (ghātayan) - killing, causing to be killed, striking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghātayat

ghātayat - killing, causing to be killed, striking (one who kills/strikes)

Present Active Participle (causative)

From √han (to strike, kill) in causative form (ghātayati) + śatṛ pratyaya. Masculine, nominative singular.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective for Daṇḍa.

अभिधावन् (abhidhāvan) - pursuing, rushing towards, attacking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhidhāvat

abhidhāvat - pursuing, rushing towards, attacking (one who pursues/attacks)

Present Active Participle

From √dhāv (to run) with prefix abhi + śatṛ pratyaya. Masculine, nominative singular.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective for Daṇḍa.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - justice, punishment (rod, staff, punishment, justice, control)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - rod, staff, punishment, justice, control, mace

Note: The subject of the sentence.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the action of Daṇḍa.

चरति (carati) - operates, functions (moves, acts, operates, walks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

उत (uta) - indeed, for emphasis (also, moreover, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis to the statement.