महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-50

उक्तो यश्चापि दण्डोऽसौ भर्तृप्रत्ययलक्षणः ।
ज्ञेयो न स नरेन्द्रस्थो दण्डप्रत्यय एव च ॥५०॥

50. ukto yaścāpi daṇḍo'sau bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇaḥ ,
jñeyo na sa narendrastho daṇḍapratyaya eva ca.

50. uktaḥ yaḥ ca api daṇḍaḥ asau bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇaḥ
| jñeyaḥ na saḥ narendrasthaḥ daṇḍapratyaya eva ca

50. ca yaḥ api asau daṇḍaḥ bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇaḥ uktaḥ,
saḥ na narendrasthaḥ jñeyaḥ,
ca eva na daṇḍapratyayaḥ (jñeyaḥ)

50. And that system of governance (daṇḍa), which is characterized by the king's (bhartṛ) conviction, should not be understood as solely dependent on the king, nor as merely based on the concept of punishment (daṇḍa) itself.

Words meanings summery:

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, declared, stated

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - system of governance, administration of justice (stick, rod, punishment, scepter, governance, administration of justice)

• असौ (asau) - that one, that

• भर्तृप्रत्ययलक्षणः (bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇaḥ) - characterized by the king's conviction (characterized by the conviction/trust of the master/king)

• ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - to be known, knowable, should be known

• न (na) - not, no

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• नरेन्द्रस्थः (narendrasthaḥ) - residing in the king, located in the king, dependent on the king

• दण्डप्रत्यय (daṇḍapratyaya) - concept of punishment (daṇḍa) itself (based on the idea of punishment, apprehension of punishment, concept of punishment)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, declared, stated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac- (to speak) + kta suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - system of governance, administration of justice (stick, rod, punishment, scepter, governance, administration of justice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, rod, punishment, scepter, governance, administration

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

असौ (asau) - that one, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one

भर्तृप्रत्ययलक्षणः (bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇaḥ) - characterized by the king's conviction (characterized by the conviction/trust of the master/king)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇa

bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇa - characterized by the nature of the king's conviction/trust

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhartṛpratyaya+lakṣaṇa)

• bhartṛpratyaya – king's conviction/trust
  noun (masculine)
• bhartṛ – master, maintainer, husband, ruler, king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• pratyaya – conviction, belief, idea, trust, cause, sign, apprehension
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - to be known, knowable, should be known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, should be known

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from root jñā- (to know) + ya suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नरेन्द्रस्थः (narendrasthaḥ) - residing in the king, located in the king, dependent on the king

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narendrastha

narendrastha - residing in the king, dependent on the king

Compound type : saptamī tatpuruṣa (narendra+stha)

• narendra – king, lord of men
  noun (masculine)
• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, residing, located in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā- (to stand) + a suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

दण्डप्रत्यय (daṇḍapratyaya) - concept of punishment (daṇḍa) itself (based on the idea of punishment, apprehension of punishment, concept of punishment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍapratyaya

daṇḍapratyaya - based on the idea of punishment, apprehension of punishment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+pratyaya)

• daṇḍa – stick, rod, punishment, scepter, governance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
• pratyaya – conviction, belief, idea, trust, cause, sign, apprehension
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)