महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-140, verse-6

बुद्धिश्रेष्ठा हि राजानो जयन्ति विजयैषिणः ।
धर्मः प्रतिविधातव्यो बुद्ध्या राज्ञा ततस्ततः ॥६॥

6. buddhiśreṣṭhā hi rājāno jayanti vijayaiṣiṇaḥ ,
dharmaḥ pratividhātavyo buddhyā rājñā tatastataḥ.

6. buddhi-śreṣṭhā hi rājānaḥ jayanti vijayaiṣiṇaḥ |
dharmaḥ pratividhātavyaḥ buddhyā rājñā tataḥ tataḥ

6. hi buddhi-śreṣṭhā vijayaiṣiṇaḥ rājānaḥ jayanti
tataḥ tataḥ rājñā buddhyā dharmaḥ pratividhātavyaḥ

6. Indeed, kings who seek victory are superior in intellect and thus conquer. Therefore, the natural law (dharma) must be maintained in every instance by the king through his intelligence.

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धि-श्रेष्ठा (buddhi-śreṣṭhā) - superior in intelligence, best in intellect

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer (they conquer, they are victorious)

• विजयैषिणः (vijayaiṣiṇaḥ) - seeking victory (desirous of victory, seeking victory)

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

• प्रतिविधातव्यः (pratividhātavyaḥ) - must be maintained (to be established, to be regulated, to be attended to, to be maintained)

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by his intellect (by intelligence, by intellect)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• ततः (tataḥ) - in every instance, repeatedly (in combination with tataḥ) (thence, from that, therefore)

• ततः (tataḥ) - in every instance, repeatedly (in combination with tataḥ) (thence, from that, therefore)

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धि-श्रेष्ठा (buddhi-śreṣṭhā) - superior in intelligence, best in intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhi-śreṣṭha

buddhi-śreṣṭha - superior in intelligence, excellent in intellect

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+śreṣṭha)

• buddhi – intelligence, intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of praśasya (excellent)
  Root: praśas

Note: Qualifies rājānaḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of jayanti.

जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer (they conquer, they are victorious)

(verb)

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

present indicative

Root: ji (class 1)

विजयैषिणः (vijayaiṣiṇaḥ) - seeking victory (desirous of victory, seeking victory)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vijayaiṣin

vijayaiṣin - desirous of victory, aspiring to victory

formed from "vijaya" (victory) and "eṣin" (desirous)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vijaya+eṣin)

• vijaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ji (class 1)
• eṣin – wishing, desiring, seeking
  adjective (masculine)
  present active participle
  Derived from iṣ (to wish) + in suffix.
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies rājānaḥ.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of passive construction (pratividhātavyaḥ).

प्रतिविधातव्यः (pratividhātavyaḥ) - must be maintained (to be established, to be regulated, to be attended to, to be maintained)

(gerundive)

Note: Predicate adjective for dharmaḥ.

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by his intellect (by intelligence, by intellect)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, intellect, understanding

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Instrument of action for pratividhātavyaḥ.

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive verb pratividhātavyaḥ.

ततः (tataḥ) - in every instance, repeatedly (in combination with tataḥ) (thence, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from tad

ततः (tataḥ) - in every instance, repeatedly (in combination with tataḥ) (thence, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from tad