महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-213, verse-7

क्रव्याद्भ्य इव भूतानामदान्तेभ्यः सदा भयम् ।
तेषां विप्रतिषेधार्थं राजा सृष्टः स्वयंभुवा ॥७॥

7. kravyādbhya iva bhūtānāmadāntebhyaḥ sadā bhayam ,
teṣāṁ vipratiṣedhārthaṁ rājā sṛṣṭaḥ svayaṁbhuvā.

7. kravyādbhyaḥ iva bhūtānām adāntebhyaḥ sadā bhayam
teṣām vipratiṣedhārtham rājā sṛṣṭaḥ svayambhuvā

7. kravyādbhyaḥ iva adāntebhyaḥ bhūtānām sadā bhayam
(asti) teṣām vipratiṣedhārtham rājā svayambhuvā sṛṣṭaḥ

7. There is always fear for beings from the uncontrolled, just as there is from carnivorous creatures. To counteract them, a king was created by the Self-existent One.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रव्याद्भ्यः (kravyādbhyaḥ) - from flesh-eaters, from carnivorous (beings)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of living things

• अदान्तेभ्यः (adāntebhyaḥ) - from the uncontrolled, from those without self-control

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the uncontrolled ones (`adāntebhyaḥ`) (of them, for them)

• विप्रतिषेधार्थम् (vipratiṣedhārtham) - for the purpose of checking, for the sake of suppression or counteraction

• राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

• सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created, emanated, ordained

• स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by the Self-existent One, by Brahma

Words meanings and morphology

क्रव्याद्भ्यः (kravyādbhyaḥ) - from flesh-eaters, from carnivorous (beings)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of kravyād

kravyād - flesh-eater, carnivorous (animal/demon)

Compound: `kravya` (raw flesh) + `ad` (eater). Root `ad` (to eat).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (kravya+ad)

• kravya – raw flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• ad – eating, eater
  noun (masculine)
  From root `ad` (to eat). Agent noun suffix.
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of living things

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - a being, creature, element, past, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root `bhū` (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Possessive or dative sense ('for beings').

अदान्तेभ्यः (adāntebhyaḥ) - from the uncontrolled, from those without self-control

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of adānta

adānta - untamed, unsubdued, unrestrained, uncontrolled

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: `a` (not) + `dānta` (self-controlled)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dānta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dānta – tamed, subdued, self-controlled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `dam`.
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Source of fear.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Adverb

Note: Modifies `bhayam` (implied `asti`).

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension, danger

From root `bhī` (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative with implied 'asti'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the uncontrolled ones (`adāntebhyaḥ`) (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Genitive plural of demonstrative pronoun `tad`

Note: Genitive of purpose/relation.

विप्रतिषेधार्थम् (vipratiṣedhārtham) - for the purpose of checking, for the sake of suppression or counteraction

(indeclinable)

Tatpuruṣa compound: `vipratiṣedha` (prohibition/hindrance) + `artha` (purpose/sake). Used adverbially in accusative.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipratiṣedha+artha)

• vipratiṣedha – prohibition, hindrance, suppression
  noun (masculine)
  From `vi-prati-sidh` (to check, prohibit).
  Prefixes: vi+prati
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative of purpose, adverbial.

राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Subject of the passive verb `sṛṣṭaḥ`.

सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created, emanated, ordained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, let loose, poured forth, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

From root `sṛj` (to create, emit)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `rājā`.

स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by the Self-existent One, by Brahma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born (an epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, etc.)

Compound: `svayam` (self) + `bhū` (being/existing).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, earth
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhū` (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent in a passive construction.