महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-128, verse-27

हन्तारं रक्षितारं च प्रजानां क्षत्रियं विदुः ।
तस्मात्संरक्षता कार्यमादानं क्षत्रबन्धुना ॥२७॥

27. hantāraṁ rakṣitāraṁ ca prajānāṁ kṣatriyaṁ viduḥ ,
tasmātsaṁrakṣatā kāryamādānaṁ kṣatrabandhunā.

27. hantāram rakṣitāram ca prajānām kṣatriyam viduḥ
| tasmāt saṃrakṣatā kāryam ādānam kṣatrabandhunā

27. prajānām hantāram ca rakṣitāram kṣatriyam viduḥ
tasmāt kṣatrabandhunā saṃrakṣatā ādānam kāryam

27. People consider a Kṣatriya to be both the destroyer and the protector of the subjects. Therefore, a nominal Kṣatriya (kṣatrabandhu), acting as a protector, should perform the task of taking (taxes/resources).

Words meanings summery:

• हन्तारम् (hantāram) - killer, slayer, destroyer

• रक्षितारम् (rakṣitāram) - protector, guardian

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people, of the subjects, of the creatures

• क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - a Kṣatriya

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• संरक्षता (saṁrakṣatā) - by one who protects, by a protector

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, duty, action, task

• आदानम् (ādānam) - taking, receiving, collection (e.g., taxes)

• क्षत्रबन्धुना (kṣatrabandhunā) - by a Kṣatriya-kinsman, by a nominal Kṣatriya

Words meanings and morphology

हन्तारम् (hantāram) - killer, slayer, destroyer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hantṛ

hantṛ - killer, slayer, destroyer

Agent Noun

Derived from the root han (to strike, to kill).

Root: han (class 2)

रक्षितारम् (rakṣitāram) - protector, guardian

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rakṣitṛ

rakṣitṛ - protector, guardian, preserver

Agent Noun

Derived from the root rakṣ (to protect).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people, of the subjects, of the creatures

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - people, subjects, offspring, creatures

क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - a Kṣatriya

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior/ruling class, a Kṣatriya

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

संरक्षता (saṁrakṣatā) - by one who protects, by a protector

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃrakṣat

saṁrakṣat - protecting, guarding

Present Active Participle

From root rakṣ (to protect) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Functions here as an agent noun in instrumental case.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, duty, action, task

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Derived from the root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आदानम् (ādānam) - taking, receiving, collection (e.g., taxes)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādāna

ādāna - taking, receiving, seizure, collection

Verbal Noun

Derived from the root dā (to give) with prefix ā (indicating 'to take').

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

क्षत्रबन्धुना (kṣatrabandhunā) - by a Kṣatriya-kinsman, by a nominal Kṣatriya

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatrabandhu

kṣatrabandhu - a nominal Kṣatriya, a Kṣatriya by birth only (not by character or action), a relative of a Kṣatriya

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+bandhu)

• kṣatra – rule, power, dominion, the warrior class
  noun (neuter)
• bandhu – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)