महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-131, verse-12

स्थापयेदेव मर्यादां जनचित्तप्रसादिनीम् ।
अल्पाप्यथेह मर्यादा लोके भवति पूजिता ॥१२॥

12. sthāpayedeva maryādāṁ janacittaprasādinīm ,
alpāpyatheha maryādā loke bhavati pūjitā.

12. sthāpayet eva maryādām janacittaprasādinīm
alpā api atha iha maryādā loke bhavati pūjitā

12. janacittaprasādinīm maryādām eva sthāpayet
atha iha loke alpā api maryādā pūjitā bhavati

12. One should indeed establish a moral code (maryādā) that gladdens the hearts of the people. For even a small moral code, then, is honored in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थापयेत् (sthāpayet) - one should establish, one should set up, one should maintain

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• मर्यादाम् (maryādām) - moral limit, boundary, constitution (dharma), rule

• जनचित्तप्रसादिनीम् (janacittaprasādinīm) - gladdening the hearts of people, pleasing the minds of citizens

• अल्पा (alpā) - small, little, few

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, therefore

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• मर्यादा (maryādā) - moral limit, boundary, constitution (dharma), rule

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• पूजिता (pūjitā) - honored, worshipped, respected

Words meanings and morphology

स्थापयेत् (sthāpayet) - one should establish, one should set up, one should maintain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √sthā

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada, Causal

3rd person singular, active voice. Causal stem `sthāpaya-`.

Root: √sthā (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मर्यादाम् (maryādām) - moral limit, boundary, constitution (dharma), rule

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - limit, boundary, moral law, constitution (dharma), rule, established norm

Feminine noun

जनचित्तप्रसादिनीम् (janacittaprasādinīm) - gladdening the hearts of people, pleasing the minds of citizens

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of janacittaprasādin

janacittaprasādin - gladdening the hearts/minds of people

Tatpuruṣa compound: jana (people) + citta (heart/mind) + prasādin (gladdening). Feminine form to agree with `maryādām`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+citta+prasādin)

• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
  Masculine noun
• citta – mind, heart, thought, intelligence
  noun (neuter)
  Neuter noun
• prasādin – clearing, brightening, gladdening, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from √sad with pra- and -sādī suffix
  Derived from √sad with `pra-` (perfective) and suffix `-in` denoting agent/quality.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `maryādām`.

अल्पा (alpā) - small, little, few

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, few, insignificant

Feminine form of alpa.

Note: Qualifies `maryādā`.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic, "even".

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, therefore

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/Adverb

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

मर्यादा (maryādā) - moral limit, boundary, constitution (dharma), rule

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - limit, boundary, moral law, constitution (dharma), rule, established norm

Feminine noun

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm, space

Masculine noun

Note: Indicates location.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √bhū

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: √bhū (class 1)

पूजिता (pūjitā) - honored, worshipped, respected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūjita

pūjita - honored, worshipped, respected

Past Passive Participle

From √pūj, feminine form.

Root: √pūj (class 10)