महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-140, verse-27

तस्मात्तीक्ष्णः प्रजा राजा स्वधर्मे स्थापयेदुत ।
अन्योन्यं भक्षयन्तो हि प्रचरेयुर्वृका इव ॥२७॥

27. tasmāttīkṣṇaḥ prajā rājā svadharme sthāpayeduta ,
anyonyaṁ bhakṣayanto hi pracareyurvṛkā iva.

27. tasmāt tīkṣṇaḥ prajāḥ rājā svadharme sthāpayet
uta anyonyam bhakṣayantaḥ hi pracareyuḥ vṛkāḥ iva

27. tasmāt tīkṣṇaḥ rājā prajāḥ svadharme sthāpayet
uta anyonyam bhakṣayantaḥ vṛkāḥ iva hi pracareyuḥ

27. Therefore, a king should be fierce (tīkṣṇa) and establish his subjects (prajāḥ) in their respective intrinsic natures (dharma). Otherwise, they would surely (hi) devour each other and roam like wolves (vṛkāḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• तीक्ष्णः (tīkṣṇaḥ) - fierce, sharp, stern

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, progeny, people

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• स्वधर्मे (svadharme) - in their own intrinsic nature (dharma), in their own duty

• स्थापयेत् (sthāpayet) - should establish, should place

• उत (uta) - and, also, moreover, or, otherwise

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• भक्षयन्तः (bhakṣayantaḥ) - devouring, eating

• हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because

• प्रचरेयुः (pracareyuḥ) - they would roam, they would behave, they would move about

• वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) - wolves

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative case form functioning adverbially.

तीक्ष्णः (tīkṣṇaḥ) - fierce, sharp, stern

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, fierce, severe, cruel

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, progeny, people

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects, people

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

स्वधर्मे (svadharme) - in their own intrinsic nature (dharma), in their own duty

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own intrinsic nature, duty, law, practice

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun/adjective
• dharma – intrinsic nature, constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ

स्थापयेत् (sthāpayet) - should establish, should place

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sthā-paya

Causative

Causative of root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

उत (uta) - and, also, moreover, or, otherwise

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative form functioning adverbially.

भक्षयन्तः (bhakṣayantaḥ) - devouring, eating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakṣayat

bhakṣayat - devouring, eating, consuming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhakṣ (to eat, devour).

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

प्रचरेयुः (pracareyuḥ) - they would roam, they would behave, they would move about

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pra-car

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) - wolves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛka

vṛka - wolf

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)