महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-4

दण्डेन रक्ष्यते धान्यं धनं दण्डेन रक्ष्यते ।
एतद्विद्वन्नुपादत्स्व स्वभावं पश्य लौकिकम् ॥४॥

4. daṇḍena rakṣyate dhānyaṁ dhanaṁ daṇḍena rakṣyate ,
etadvidvannupādatsva svabhāvaṁ paśya laukikam.

4. daṇḍena rakṣyate dhānyam dhanam daṇḍena rakṣyate
etat vidvan upādatva svabhāvam paśya laukikam

4. dhānyam daṇḍena rakṣyate dhanam daṇḍena rakṣyate
vidvan etat upādatva laukikam svabhāvam paśya

4. Grain is protected by the rod of justice (daṇḍa); wealth is protected by daṇḍa. O wise one, accept this understanding and observe the worldly nature [of human affairs].

Words meanings summery:

• दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by the rod, by punishment, by justice, by enforcement

• रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is protected, is preserved, is guarded

• धान्यम् (dhānyam) - grain, corn, crops

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

• दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by the rod, by punishment, by justice, by enforcement

• रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is protected, is preserved, is guarded

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• विद्वन् (vidvan) - O wise one, O knower

• उपादत्व (upādatva) - accept, take up, apply, adopt, understand

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - nature, inherent characteristic, innate disposition

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, observe

• लौकिकम् (laukikam) - worldly, pertaining to the world, secular

Words meanings and morphology

दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by the rod, by punishment, by justice, by enforcement

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - rod, staff, punishment, justice, enforcement, authority, stick

रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is protected, is preserved, is guarded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of rakṣ

passive form of 'rakṣ'

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

धान्यम् (dhānyam) - grain, corn, crops

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhānya

dhānya - grain, corn, crops

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by the rod, by punishment, by justice, by enforcement

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - rod, staff, punishment, justice, enforcement, authority, stick

रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is protected, is preserved, is guarded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of rakṣ

passive form of 'rakṣ'

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

विद्वन् (vidvan) - O wise one, O knower

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - wise, learned, knowing

present active participle

from root 'vid' (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

उपादत्व (upādatva) - accept, take up, apply, adopt, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of upa-ā-dā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - nature, inherent characteristic, innate disposition

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - nature, inherent characteristic, innate disposition, own state

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, existence, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, observe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of dṛś

root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' form in present/imperative

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लौकिकम् (laukikam) - worldly, pertaining to the world, secular

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of laukika

laukika - worldly, pertaining to the world, secular, common

derived from 'loka' (world)

Note: modifies 'svabhāvam'