महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-38

प्राणाश्च सर्वभूतानां नित्यमन्ने प्रतिष्ठिताः ।
तस्मात्प्रजाः प्रतिष्ठन्ते दण्डो जागर्ति तासु च ॥३८॥

38. prāṇāśca sarvabhūtānāṁ nityamanne pratiṣṭhitāḥ ,
tasmātprajāḥ pratiṣṭhante daṇḍo jāgarti tāsu ca.

38. prāṇāḥ ca sarvabhūtānām nityam anne pratiṣṭhitāḥ
tasmāt prajāḥ pratiṣṭhante daṇḍaḥ jāgarti tāsu ca

38. sarvabhūtānām prāṇāḥ ca nityam anne pratiṣṭhitāḥ
tasmāt prajāḥ pratiṣṭhante ca daṇḍaḥ tāsu jāgarti

38. The life forces (prāṇa) of all beings are always established in food. Therefore, people are sustained, and the rod of justice (daṇḍa) vigilantly protects them.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths, life forces, lives

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

• अन्ने (anne) - in food, in sustenance

• प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - established, situated, based

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, hence

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people, creatures, progeny, subjects

• प्रतिष्ठन्ते (pratiṣṭhante) - are established, thrive, are sustained

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

• जागर्ति (jāgarti) - keeps awake, watches over, is vigilant

• तासु (tāsu) - in the people (prajāḥ) (in them)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths, life forces, lives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, energy

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element, ghost
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with prāṇāḥ, referring to living beings

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

(indeclinable)

अन्ने (anne) - in food, in sustenance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, sustenance

प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - established, situated, based

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, standing, fixed, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

From verb root sthā (to stand) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with prāṇāḥ

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, hence

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad' used adverbially.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people, creatures, progeny, subjects

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creatures

प्रतिष्ठन्ते (pratiṣṭhante) - are established, thrive, are sustained

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pratiṣṭhā

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, staff, punishment, justice, authority, rod of power

जागर्ति (jāgarti) - keeps awake, watches over, is vigilant

(verb)

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

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

तासु (tāsu) - in the people (prajāḥ) (in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'prajāḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)