महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-140, verse-26

यस्त्ववध्यवधे दोषः स वध्यस्यावधे स्मृतः ।
एषैव खलु मर्यादा यामयं परिवर्जयेत् ॥२६॥

26. yastvavadhyavadhe doṣaḥ sa vadhyasyāvadhe smṛtaḥ ,
eṣaiva khalu maryādā yāmayaṁ parivarjayet.

26. yaḥ tu avadhya-vadhe doṣaḥ saḥ vadhyasya avadhe
smṛtaḥ eṣā eva khalu maryādā yām ayam parivarjayet

26. yaḥ avadhya-vadhe doṣaḥ tu saḥ vadhyasya avadhe
smṛtaḥ eṣā eva khalu maryādā yām ayam parivarjayet

26. The fault incurred by killing one who should not be killed is considered equal to the fault of not executing one who deserves death. This, indeed, is the moral boundary (maryādā) that a ruler must diligently uphold by avoiding its transgression.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, which

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अवध्य-वधे (avadhya-vadhe) - in the killing of one who should not be killed

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault, sin, defect

• सः (saḥ) - that

• वध्यस्य (vadhyasya) - of one who deserves to be killed, of the culpable

• अवधे (avadhe) - in the not killing, in the non-killing

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, declared (by tradition)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine singular nominative)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

• मर्यादा (maryādā) - moral law, boundary, limit, rule

• याम् (yām) - which (feminine singular accusative)

• अयम् (ayam) - the ruler (this (masculine singular nominative, referring to the king/ruler implicitly))

• परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - should diligently avoid transgressing (should avoid, should shun, should prevent)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अवध्य-वधे (avadhya-vadhe) - in the killing of one who should not be killed

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avadhya-vadha

avadhya-vadha - killing of one who should not be killed

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa (avadhya+vadha)

• avadhya – not to be killed, inviolable, immune from punishment
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root vadh (to kill) with prefix 'a' (negation) and suffix '-ya'.
  Root: vadh
• vadha – killing, slaughter, murder, injury
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault, sin, defect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, offense, error

सः (saḥ) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वध्यस्य (vadhyasya) - of one who deserves to be killed, of the culpable

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadhya

vadhya - one who deserves to be killed, killable, culpable

Gerundive

Derived from root vadh (to kill) with suffix '-ya'.

Root: vadh

अवधे (avadhe) - in the not killing, in the non-killing

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avadha

avadha - non-killing, not slaying

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+vadha)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negation prefix.
• vadha – killing, slaughter, murder, injury
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, declared (by tradition)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, declared, considered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root smṛ (to remember) with suffix -ta.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

मर्यादा (maryādā) - moral law, boundary, limit, rule

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - limit, boundary, restriction, rule, moral law, proper conduct

याम् (yām) - which (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

अयम् (ayam) - the ruler (this (masculine singular nominative, referring to the king/ruler implicitly))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - should diligently avoid transgressing (should avoid, should shun, should prevent)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pari-vṛj

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛj (class 10)