महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-19

असिर्विशसनो धर्मस्तीक्ष्णवर्त्मा दुरासदः ।
श्रीगर्भो विजयः शास्ता व्यवहारः प्रजागरः ॥१९॥

19. asirviśasano dharmastīkṣṇavartmā durāsadaḥ ,
śrīgarbho vijayaḥ śāstā vyavahāraḥ prajāgaraḥ.

19. asiḥ viśasanaḥ dharmaḥ tīkṣṇavartmā durāsadaḥ
śrīgarbhaḥ vijayaḥ śāstā vyavahāraḥ prajāgaraḥ

19. (Daṇḍaḥ) asiḥ viśasanaḥ dharmaḥ tīkṣṇavartmā durāsadaḥ
śrīgarbhaḥ vijayaḥ śāstā vyavahāraḥ prajāgaraḥ (asti)

19. Daṇḍa (justice or punishment) is referred to as the sword, the destroyer, the natural law (dharma), the one with a fierce path, and the unassailable. It is the source of glory, victory, the discipliner, legal procedure, and the ever-vigilant.

Words meanings summery:

• असिः (asiḥ) - sword, scimitar

• विशसनः (viśasanaḥ) - destroyer (slaughterer, destroyer, killer, cutting up)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

• तीक्ष्णवर्त्मा (tīkṣṇavartmā) - one with a fierce path (having a sharp path, fierce course, severe way)

• दुरासदः (durāsadaḥ) - unassailable (difficult to approach, unassailable, formidable)

• श्रीगर्भः (śrīgarbhaḥ) - source of glory/prosperity (containing prosperity/glory, pregnant with good fortune)

• विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory, conquest

• शास्ता (śāstā) - discipliner (ruler, discipliner, punisher, instructor)

• व्यवहारः (vyavahāraḥ) - legal procedure, administration of justice (conduct, transaction, usage, legal procedure, administration of justice)

• प्रजागरः (prajāgaraḥ) - ever-vigilant (vigilant, watchful, awakened)

Words meanings and morphology

असिः (asiḥ) - sword, scimitar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

Note: An attribute or name of Daṇḍa.

विशसनः (viśasanaḥ) - destroyer (slaughterer, destroyer, killer, cutting up)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśasana

viśasana - slaughter, destruction, cutting up, a destroyer

From √śas (to cut, kill) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: śas (class 1)

Note: An attribute or name of Daṇḍa.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion

From √dhṛ (to hold, support) + man pratyaya.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: An attribute or name of Daṇḍa.

तीक्ष्णवर्त्मा (tīkṣṇavartmā) - one with a fierce path (having a sharp path, fierce course, severe way)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇavartman

tīkṣṇavartman - having a sharp path, fierce course; a cruel path; a name for fire or Rudra; here, referring to Daṇḍa's severe operation

Bahuvrīhi compound: tīkṣṇa (sharp, fierce) + vartman (path).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+vartman)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, fierce, cruel
  adjective (masculine)
• vartman – path, road, course, track
  noun (neuter)

Note: An attribute or name of Daṇḍa.

दुरासदः (durāsadaḥ) - unassailable (difficult to approach, unassailable, formidable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach, inaccessible, unassailable, formidable, dangerous

From dus- (difficult) + ā-sada (to approach).

Prefixes: dur+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: An attribute or name of Daṇḍa.

श्रीगर्भः (śrīgarbhaḥ) - source of glory/prosperity (containing prosperity/glory, pregnant with good fortune)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīgarbha

śrīgarbha - containing prosperity or glory, pregnant with good fortune, source of wealth

Bahuvrīhi compound: śrī (glory, prosperity) + garbha (womb, interior).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śrī+garbha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness
  noun (feminine)
• garbha – womb, embryo, interior, core
  noun (masculine)

Note: An attribute or name of Daṇḍa.

विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory, conquest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

From √ji (to conquer) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: An attribute or name of Daṇḍa.

शास्ता (śāstā) - discipliner (ruler, discipliner, punisher, instructor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstṛ

śāstṛ - ruler, discipliner, punisher, instructor, preceptor

Agent noun from √śās (to rule, punish, instruct). Nominative singular.

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: An attribute or name of Daṇḍa.

व्यवहारः (vyavahāraḥ) - legal procedure, administration of justice (conduct, transaction, usage, legal procedure, administration of justice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - conduct, transaction, usage, practice, legal procedure, litigation, administration of justice

From √hṛ (to carry) with prefixes vi and ava.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: An attribute or name of Daṇḍa.

प्रजागरः (prajāgaraḥ) - ever-vigilant (vigilant, watchful, awakened)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāgara

prajāgara - wakefulness, vigilance; one who is vigilant, watchful, awakened

From √jāgṛ (to wake, be watchful) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: An attribute or name of Daṇḍa.