महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-34

दण्डेन रक्ष्यमाणा हि राजन्नहरहः प्रजाः ।
राजानं वर्धयन्तीह तस्माद्दण्डः परायणम् ॥३४॥

34. daṇḍena rakṣyamāṇā hi rājannaharahaḥ prajāḥ ,
rājānaṁ vardhayantīha tasmāddaṇḍaḥ parāyaṇam.

34. daṇḍena rakṣyamāṇāḥ hi rājan aharahaḥ prajāḥ
rājānam vardhayanti iha tasmāt daṇḍaḥ parāyaṇam

34. rājan hi daṇḍena aharahaḥ rakṣyamāṇāḥ prajāḥ
iha rājānam vardhayanti tasmāt daṇḍaḥ parāyaṇam

34. O king, indeed, subjects who are protected daily by proper governance (daṇḍa) make the king prosper in this world. Therefore, governance (daṇḍa) is the supreme support.

Words meanings summery:

• दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by governance, by punishment, by the scepter

• रक्ष्यमाणाः (rakṣyamāṇāḥ) - being protected, guarded

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• अहरहः (aharahaḥ) - day after day, daily

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• वर्धयन्ति (vardhayanti) - they cause to prosper, they strengthen

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - governance, punishment, scepter

• परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - the supreme resort, ultimate refuge, chief support

Words meanings and morphology

दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by governance, by punishment, by the scepter

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, staff, scepter, punishment, governance

रक्ष्यमाणाः (rakṣyamāṇāḥ) - being protected, guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rakṣyamāṇa

rakṣyamāṇa - being protected

present passive participle

root rakṣ + śyāna pratyaya

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with prajāḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

अहरहः (aharahaḥ) - day after day, daily

(indeclinable)

repetition of ahas (day)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, people, subjects

Root: jan

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Object of vardhayanti.

वर्धयन्ति (vardhayanti) - they cause to prosper, they strengthen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vardh

causative

causative of vṛdh (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Subject is prajāḥ.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Used as an indeclinable 'therefore'.

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - governance, punishment, scepter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, staff, scepter, punishment, governance

Note: Subject of parāyaṇam.

परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - the supreme resort, ultimate refuge, chief support

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇam

parāyaṇam - supreme refuge, chief support, final aim

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+ayaṇa)

• para – supreme, highest, other
  adjective (masculine)
• ayaṇa – going, course, path
  noun (neuter)
  from root i + lyuṭ
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative.