महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-160, verse-70

असेरेतानि रूपाणि दुर्वाचादीनि निर्दिशेत् ।
असेरेव प्रमाणानि परिमाणव्यतिक्रमात् ॥७०॥

70. aseretāni rūpāṇi durvācādīni nirdiśet ,
asereva pramāṇāni parimāṇavyatikramāt.

70. aseḥ etāni rūpāṇi durvācādīni nirdiśet
aseḥ eva pramāṇāni parimāṇavyatikramāt

70. durvācādīni etāni rūpāṇi aseḥ nirdiśet
parimāṇavyatikramāt aseḥ eva pramāṇāni

70. One should specify these forms [of offense], beginning with abusive speech, as pertaining to the [king's] judicial authority (asi). Indeed, these very standards [of punishment] are [established] due to the transgression of proper measure.

Words meanings summery:

• असेः (aseḥ) - of the judicial authority (of the sword, of the royal authority)

• एतानि (etāni) - these

• रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms of offense or punishment (forms, kinds, types)

• दुर्वाचादीनि (durvācādīni) - referring to the types of offenses or punishments mentioned previously, starting with abusive speech (beginning with abusive speech, etc.)

• निर्दिशेत् (nirdiśet) - one should specify, one should describe

• असेः (aseḥ) - of the judicial authority (of the sword, of the royal authority)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• प्रमाणानि (pramāṇāni) - standards of punishment or justice (standards, measures, authorities)

• परिमाणव्यतिक्रमात् (parimāṇavyatikramāt) - due to the transgression of measure/limit

Words meanings and morphology

असेः (aseḥ) - of the judicial authority (of the sword, of the royal authority)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, scimitar, king's authority, justice

एतानि (etāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms of offense or punishment (forms, kinds, types)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, kind, type

दुर्वाचादीनि (durvācādīni) - referring to the types of offenses or punishments mentioned previously, starting with abusive speech (beginning with abusive speech, etc.)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of durvācādi

durvācādi - beginning with abusive speech

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (durvāc+ādi)

• durvāc – abusive speech, harsh words
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)

निर्दिशेत् (nirdiśet) - one should specify, one should describe

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nirdiś

Prefix: nir

Root: diś (class 6)

असेः (aseḥ) - of the judicial authority (of the sword, of the royal authority)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, scimitar, king's authority, justice

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

प्रमाणानि (pramāṇāni) - standards of punishment or justice (standards, measures, authorities)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, authority, proof

nominalization

from pra-√mā + ana

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

परिमाणव्यतिक्रमात् (parimāṇavyatikramāt) - due to the transgression of measure/limit

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of parimāṇavyatikrama

parimāṇavyatikrama - transgression of measure/limit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parimāṇa+vyatikrama)

• parimāṇa – measure, limit, extent, quantity
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization
  from pari-√mā + ana
  Prefix: pari
  Root: mā (class 3)
• vyatikrama – transgression, violation, passing over
  noun (masculine)
  nominalization
  from vi-ati-√kram + a
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: kram (class 1)