महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-7

दण्डस्यैव भयादेके न खादन्ति परस्परम् ।
अन्धे तमसि मज्जेयुर्यदि दण्डो न पालयेत् ॥७॥

7. daṇḍasyaiva bhayādeke na khādanti parasparam ,
andhe tamasi majjeyuryadi daṇḍo na pālayet.

7. daṇḍasya eva bhayāt eke na khādanti parasparam
andhe tamasi majjeyuḥ yadi daṇḍaḥ na pālayet

7. Some individuals refrain from harming each other solely out of fear of punishment (daṇḍa). If punishment (daṇḍa) were not to maintain order, they would sink into utter darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• दण्डस्य (daṇḍasya) - of punishment (of punishment, of the stick, of the staff)

• एव (eva) - solely, merely (indeed, only, just, merely)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

• एके (eke) - some individuals (some, certain ones)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• खादन्ति (khādanti) - they prey upon, they harm (they eat, they devour, they consume)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other (each other, mutually, reciprocally)

• अन्धे (andhe) - in blind (in blind, in dark)

• तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness (in darkness, in gloom)

• मज्जेयुः (majjeyuḥ) - they would sink (they would sink, they would drown)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment (punishment, a stick, staff)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पालयेत् (pālayet) - it would maintain order (it would protect, it would govern, it would maintain)

Words meanings and morphology

दण्डस्य (daṇḍasya) - of punishment (of punishment, of the stick, of the staff)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, staff, rod, punishment, scepter, mace, fine, penalty

Root: daṇḍ (class 1)

एव (eva) - solely, merely (indeed, only, just, merely)

(indeclinable)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror, alarm

Root: bhī

एके (eke) - some individuals (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, alone, unique, some, certain

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

खादन्ति (khādanti) - they prey upon, they harm (they eat, they devour, they consume)

(verb)

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

present active indicative

third person plural

Root: khād (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other (each other, mutually, reciprocally)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal, each other

Note: Used adverbially

अन्धे (andhe) - in blind (in blind, in dark)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of andha

andha - blind, dark, foolish

Root: andh

Note: Agrees with tamasi

तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness (in darkness, in gloom)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia

Root: tam

मज्जेयुः (majjeyuḥ) - they would sink (they would sink, they would drown)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of majj

optative active

third person plural

Root: majj (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment (punishment, a stick, staff)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, staff, rod, punishment, scepter, mace, fine, penalty

Root: daṇḍ (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

पालयेत् (pālayet) - it would maintain order (it would protect, it would govern, it would maintain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of pāl

optative active

third person singular, from the causative stem of pā

Root: pā (class 2)