महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-24, verse-29

एष धर्मः क्षत्रियाणां प्रजानां परिपालनम् ।
उत्पथेऽस्मिन्महाराज मा च शोके मनः कृथाः ॥२९॥

29. eṣa dharmaḥ kṣatriyāṇāṁ prajānāṁ paripālanam ,
utpathe'sminmahārāja mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ.

29. eṣaḥ dharmaḥ kṣatriyāṇām prajānām paripālanam
utpathe asmin mahārāja mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ

29. mahārāja eṣaḥ kṣatriyāṇām prajānām paripālanam
dharmaḥ ca mā asmin utpathe śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ

29. This is the intrinsic nature (dharma) of warriors (kṣatriya) – the protection of their subjects. O great king, do not set your mind on sorrow regarding this path of error.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) or duty of warriors (duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, natural law)

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of kṣatriyas, of warriors

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of subjects, of progeny, of creatures

• परिपालनम् (paripālanam) - protection, safeguarding, rearing

• उत्पथे (utpathe) - on the wrong path, on a bad path

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - on this

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

• च (ca) - and, also

• शोके (śoke) - in sorrow, in grief

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart

• कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - do you place (used in a prohibitive sense with 'mā') (you should do, you should make, you should place)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) or duty of warriors (duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, virtue, natural law, intrinsic nature, religion, constitution, cosmic order

Root: dhṛ

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of kṣatriyas, of warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the warrior class; pertaining to sovereignty

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of subjects, of progeny, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - subjects, people, progeny, creatures, species

Root: jan

परिपालनम् (paripālanam) - protection, safeguarding, rearing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paripālana

paripālana - protection, guarding, rearing, nourishing

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl

उत्पथे (utpathe) - on the wrong path, on a bad path

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of utpatha

utpatha - wrong road, bad path, dangerous path, path of error

Compound type : prādi tatpuruṣa (ut+patha)

• ut – bad, wrong, out, up
  indeclinable
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - on this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārājan

mahārājan - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शोके (śoke) - in sorrow, in grief

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, lamentation

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit, understanding

कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - do you place (used in a prohibitive sense with 'mā') (you should do, you should make, you should place)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of kṛ

Aorist injunctive (middle voice) form used for prohibition with 'mā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)