महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-11

यत्र श्यामो लोहिताक्षो दण्डश्चरति सूनृतः ।
प्रजास्तत्र न मुह्यन्ति नेता चेत्साधु पश्यति ॥११॥

11. yatra śyāmo lohitākṣo daṇḍaścarati sūnṛtaḥ ,
prajāstatra na muhyanti netā cetsādhu paśyati.

11. yatra śyāmaḥ lohitākṣaḥ daṇḍaḥ carati sūnṛtaḥ
prajāḥ tatra na muhyanti netā cet sādhu paśyati

11. netā cet sādhu paśyati yatra śyāmaḥ lohitākṣaḥ
sūnṛtaḥ daṇḍaḥ carati tatra prajāḥ na muhyanti

11. Where the dark-complexioned, red-eyed, and just rod of punishment (daṇḍa) operates, the subjects (prajā) there do not become bewildered or go astray, provided the leader (netā) governs properly.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• श्यामः (śyāmaḥ) - dark-complexioned (referring to the king's punitive authority or Yama) (dark, dark-complexioned, blackish, dark blue)

• लोहिताक्षः (lohitākṣaḥ) - red-eyed (symbolizing fierceness or anger of authority) (red-eyed)

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - the rod of punishment (daṇḍa), representing royal authority (rod, staff, punishment, scepter, authority)

• चरति (carati) - moves, acts, proceeds, operates

• सूनृतः (sūnṛtaḥ) - just, righteous (describing the nature of punishment) (truthful, just, righteous, well-spoken, kind)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects (prajā) (offspring, subjects, people, creatures)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• न (na) - not, no

• मुह्यन्ति (muhyanti) - are bewildered, go astray, are confused, faint

• नेता (netā) - leader (netā), referring to the king or administrator (leader, guide, ruler)

• चेत् (cet) - if, provided that

• साधु (sādhu) - properly, well, rightly, virtuously

• पश्यति (paśyati) - governs, oversees (implying administering justice and maintaining order) (sees, observes, looks, governs)

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

श्यामः (śyāmaḥ) - dark-complexioned (referring to the king's punitive authority or Yama) (dark, dark-complexioned, blackish, dark blue)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śyāma

śyāma - dark, dark-complexioned, blackish, dark blue, a dark color

लोहिताक्षः (lohitākṣaḥ) - red-eyed (symbolizing fierceness or anger of authority) (red-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lohitākṣa

lohitākṣa - red-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lohita+akṣa)

• lohita – red, reddish
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣa – eye, sense organ
  noun (neuter)

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - the rod of punishment (daṇḍa), representing royal authority (rod, staff, punishment, scepter, authority)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - rod, staff, punishment, scepter, authority, fine

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

चरति (carati) - moves, acts, proceeds, operates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

सूनृतः (sūnṛtaḥ) - just, righteous (describing the nature of punishment) (truthful, just, righteous, well-spoken, kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūnṛta

sūnṛta - truthful, just, righteous, well-spoken, kind, agreeable

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects (prajā) (offspring, subjects, people, creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, subjects, people, creatures, progeny

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मुह्यन्ति (muhyanti) - are bewildered, go astray, are confused, faint

(verb)

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

Root: muh (class 4)

नेता (netā) - leader (netā), referring to the king or administrator (leader, guide, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of netṛ

netṛ - leader, guide, ruler, conductor

Agent noun from root nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if, provided that

(indeclinable)

साधु (sādhu) - properly, well, rightly, virtuously

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of sādhu (adjective/noun)

पश्यति (paśyati) - governs, oversees (implying administering justice and maintaining order) (sees, observes, looks, governs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root dṛś forms present tense stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)