महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-23, verse-13

तेषां ज्यायस्तु कौन्तेय दण्डधारणमुच्यते ।
बलं हि क्षत्रिये नित्यं बले दण्डः समाहितः ॥१३॥

13. teṣāṁ jyāyastu kaunteya daṇḍadhāraṇamucyate ,
balaṁ hi kṣatriye nityaṁ bale daṇḍaḥ samāhitaḥ.

13. teṣām jyāyaḥ tu kaunteya daṇḍadhāraṇam ucyate
balam hi kṣatriye nityam bale daṇḍaḥ samāhitaḥ

13. kaunteya tu teṣām daṇḍadhāraṇam jyāyaḥ ucyate
hi kṣatriye nityam balam bale daṇḍaḥ samāhitaḥ

13. But among those, O son of Kunti, the wielding of the rod of justice is declared to be superior. For indeed, strength constantly resides in a kṣatriya, and justice is established in strength.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

• ज्यायः (jyāyaḥ) - superior, greater, elder

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti (Arjuna)

• दण्डधारणम् (daṇḍadhāraṇam) - wielding of punishment, administration of justice

• उच्यते (ucyate) - it is said, it is declared, it is called

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• क्षत्रिये (kṣatriye) - in a kṣatriya, in a warrior/ruler

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• बले (bale) - in strength, in power

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment, justice, rod, staff

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - established, placed, fixed, concentrated

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Gender can be masculine or neuter in genitive plural.

ज्यायः (jyāyaḥ) - superior, greater, elder

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of jyāyas

jyāyas - superior, greater, elder

comparative

Comparative form of jyeṣṭha (eldest/best), or from root jī (to live)

Note: Neuter nominative singular.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti (referring to Arjuna or other sons of Kunti)

Derived from Kuntī + ḍhak suffix

दण्डधारणम् (daṇḍadhāraṇam) - wielding of punishment, administration of justice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daṇḍadhāraṇa

daṇḍadhāraṇa - wielding of the rod (of punishment), administering justice, governing

Compound of daṇḍa (staff, punishment) and dhāraṇa (holding, bearing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+dhāraṇa)

• daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment, fine, justice
  noun (masculine)
• dhāraṇa – holding, bearing, wearing, supporting
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of `ucyate`.

उच्यते (ucyate) - it is said, it is declared, it is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Passive form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रिये (kṣatriye) - in a kṣatriya, in a warrior/ruler

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior/ruling class

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

बले (bale) - in strength, in power

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment, justice, rod, staff

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, fine, justice

Note: Subject of `samāhitaḥ`.

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - established, placed, fixed, concentrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - placed, fixed, established, composed, concentrated

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam + ā + root dhā (to place, hold)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Implies 'is established'.