महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-43

दण्डे स्थिताः प्रजाः सर्वा भयं दण्डं विदुर्बुधाः ।
दण्डे स्वर्गो मनुष्याणां लोकोऽयं च प्रतिष्ठितः ॥४३॥

43. daṇḍe sthitāḥ prajāḥ sarvā bhayaṁ daṇḍaṁ vidurbudhāḥ ,
daṇḍe svargo manuṣyāṇāṁ loko'yaṁ ca pratiṣṭhitaḥ.

43. daṇḍe sthitāḥ prajāḥ sarvāḥ bhayam daṇḍam viduḥ budhāḥ
| daṇḍe svargaḥ manuṣyāṇām lokaḥ ayam ca pratiṣṭhitaḥ

43. sarvāḥ prajāḥ daṇḍe sthitāḥ budhāḥ
daṇḍam bhayam viduḥ manuṣyāṇām
svargaḥ daṇḍe (bhavati) ayam lokaḥ
ca (daṇḍe) pratiṣṭhitaḥ (bhavati)

43. All beings exist under the rule of justice (daṇḍa). The wise recognize justice (daṇḍa) as something that inspires fear. Through justice (daṇḍa), humans achieve heaven, and this world, too, is firmly established.

Words meanings summery:

• दण्डे (daṇḍe) - in the rod, in the staff, in punishment, in justice

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established, standing, situated, existing

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, subjects, progeny, people

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every, whole

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger, dread

• दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - rod, staff, punishment, justice

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - wise people, enlightened ones, intelligent persons

• दण्डे (daṇḍe) - in the rod, in the staff, in punishment, in justice

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial world

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, of mankind

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, people

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established, founded, based, supported

Words meanings and morphology

दण्डे (daṇḍe) - in the rod, in the staff, in punishment, in justice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - rod, staff, punishment, justice, fine, sceptre

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established, standing, situated, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, subjects, progeny, people

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - creatures, subjects, progeny, people, offspring

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger, dread

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger, apprehension

Root: bhī (class 3)

दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - rod, staff, punishment, justice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - rod, staff, punishment, justice, fine, sceptre

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - wise people, enlightened ones, intelligent persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, a wise man, learned person

Root: budh (class 1)

दण्डे (daṇḍe) - in the rod, in the staff, in punishment, in justice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - rod, staff, punishment, justice, fine, sceptre

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial world, abode of gods

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, of mankind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human, man, mankind

लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'lokaḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established, founded, based, supported

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, supported, based, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'lokaḥ'