महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-132, verse-5

उभौ सत्याधिकारौ तौ त्रायेते महतो भयात् ।
अति धर्माद्बलं मन्ये बलाद्धर्मः प्रवर्तते ॥५॥

5. ubhau satyādhikārau tau trāyete mahato bhayāt ,
ati dharmādbalaṁ manye balāddharmaḥ pravartate.

5. ubhau satyādhikārau tau trāyete mahataḥ bhayāt |
ati dharmāt balam manye balāt dharmaḥ pravartate

5. satyādhikārau ubhau tau mahataḥ bhayāt trāyete (aham)
dharmāt ati balam manye balāt dharmaḥ pravartate

5. Both of them, possessing legitimate authority, protect from great fear. I consider strength (bala) to be superior to (natural law) (dharma), for (natural law) (dharma) originates from strength.

Words meanings summery:

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• सत्याधिकारौ (satyādhikārau) - those with legitimate authority, truly authoritative

• तौ (tau) - those two

• त्रायेते (trāyete) - (they two) protect, save

• महतः (mahataḥ) - of great, from great

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, due to fear

• अति (ati) - beyond, over, exceedingly, superior to

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from (natural law), from duty/righteousness

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• बलात् (balāt) - from strength, by force

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - originates, proceeds, begins, prevails, acts

Words meanings and morphology

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Pronoun meaning 'both'. Always inflected in the dual.

सत्याधिकारौ (satyādhikārau) - those with legitimate authority, truly authoritative

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of satyādhikāra

satyādhikāra - possessing true authority, legitimate authority, truly authoritative

Compound noun/adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+adhikāra)

• satya – true, real, genuine, legitimate
  adjective (masculine)
  From `sat` (being, true) + `ya` suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)
• adhikāra – authority, right, prerogative, jurisdiction
  noun (masculine)
  From `adhi` + root `kṛ` (to do, to make).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the `satyādhikārau`.

त्रायेते (trāyete) - (they two) protect, save

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of trā

Present middle indicative

From root `trā` (to protect), 2nd class verb, middle voice.

Root: trā (class 2)

महतः (mahataḥ) - of great, from great

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with `bhayāt` (neuter ablative singular).

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, due to fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, alarm

From root `bhī` (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

अति (ati) - beyond, over, exceedingly, superior to

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb, often used as a prefix. Here it functions like a preposition governing the ablative.

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from (natural law), from duty/righteousness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, cosmic order, moral law

From root `dhṛ` (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, vigor, force, army

Root: bal

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present middle indicative

From root `man` (to think), 4th class verb (`manyate`), middle voice.

Root: man (class 4)

बलात् (balāt) - from strength, by force

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, vigor, force, army

Root: bal

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, cosmic order, moral law

From root `dhṛ` (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - originates, proceeds, begins, prevails, acts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravart

Present middle indicative

From `pra` (prefix) + root `vṛt` (to turn, to exist), 1st class verb, middle voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)