महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-35

चातुर्वर्ण्याप्रमोहाय सुनीतनयनाय च ।
दण्डो विधात्रा विहितो धर्मार्थावभिरक्षितुम् ॥३५॥

35. cāturvarṇyāpramohāya sunītanayanāya ca ,
daṇḍo vidhātrā vihito dharmārthāvabhirakṣitum.

35. cāturvarṇyāpramohāya sunītanayanāya ca daṇḍaḥ
vidhātrā vihitaḥ dharmārthau abhirakṣitum

35. vidhātrā daṇḍaḥ cāturvarṇyāpramohāya ca
sunītanayanāya dharmārthau abhirakṣitum vihitaḥ

35. The Creator (Vidhātṛ) ordained punishment (daṇḍa) to prevent confusion among the four social classes (cāturvarṇya), to ensure good governance, and to thoroughly protect natural law (dharma) and prosperity (artha).

Words meanings summery:

• चातुर्वर्ण्याप्रमोहाय (cāturvarṇyāpramohāya) - to prevent confusion among the four social classes (for the non-confusion or non-delusion of the four social classes)

• सुनीतनयनाय (sunītanayanāya) - to ensure good governance (for good policy, for good governance, for proper guidance)

• च (ca) - and

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment (daṇḍa) (staff, punishment, rod of justice, authority)

• विधात्रा (vidhātrā) - by the Creator (Vidhātṛ) (by the creator, by the disposer)

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained (ordained, established, prescribed, assigned)

• धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha) (dharma and artha (prosperity/purpose))

• अभिरक्षितुम् (abhirakṣitum) - to thoroughly protect (to protect, to guard completely)

Words meanings and morphology

चातुर्वर्ण्याप्रमोहाय (cāturvarṇyāpramohāya) - to prevent confusion among the four social classes (for the non-confusion or non-delusion of the four social classes)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of cāturvarṇyāpramoha

cāturvarṇyāpramoha - non-confusion/non-delusion of the four social classes

Compound of cāturvarṇya (four classes) and apramoha (non-delusion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cāturvarṇya+apramoha)

• cāturvarṇya – the system of four social classes (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from caturvarṇa (four classes)
• apramoha – non-confusion, non-delusion, clarity
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of pramoha (confusion, delusion)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: muh (class 4)

सुनीतनयनाय (sunītanayanāya) - to ensure good governance (for good policy, for good governance, for proper guidance)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sunītanayana

sunītanayana - good policy, good governance, proper guidance

Compound of su (good) and nītanayana (policy/guidance).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+nītanayana)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• nītanayana – policy, guidance, conduct
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of nīta (led, guided) and nayana (leading, guidance)
  Root: nī (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment (daṇḍa) (staff, punishment, rod of justice, authority)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

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

विधात्रा (vidhātrā) - by the Creator (Vidhātṛ) (by the creator, by the disposer)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhātṛ

vidhātṛ - creator, disposer, ordainer, Brahma

Agent noun from vi-dhā (to arrange, ordain)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained (ordained, established, prescribed, assigned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - arranged, ordained, appointed, prescribed, performed

Past Passive Participle

From verb root dhā with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with daṇḍaḥ

धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha) (dharma and artha (prosperity/purpose))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of dharmārtha

dharmārtha - dharma and artha (prosperity/purpose)

Dvandva compound

Compound type : itaretarayoga dvandva (dharma+artha)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, prosperity, material gain
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Object of the infinitive abhirakṣitum

अभिरक्षितुम् (abhirakṣitum) - to thoroughly protect (to protect, to guard completely)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From verb root rakṣ with upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)