महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-25, verse-11

देशकालप्रतीक्षे यो दस्योर्दर्शयते नृपः ।
शास्त्रजां बुद्धिमास्थाय नैनसा स हि युज्यते ॥११॥

11. deśakālapratīkṣe yo dasyordarśayate nṛpaḥ ,
śāstrajāṁ buddhimāsthāya nainasā sa hi yujyate.

11. deśakālapratīkṣe yaḥ dasyoḥ darśayate nṛpaḥ
śāstrajām buddhim āsthāya na enasā sa hi yujyate

11. yaḥ nṛpaḥ śāstrajām buddhim āsthāya dasyoḥ
deśakālapratīkṣe darśayate sa hi enasā na yujyate

11. That king who, relying on wisdom derived from the scriptures, shows consideration for the place and time regarding a robber, is indeed not associated with sin.

Words meanings summery:

• देशकालप्रतीक्षे (deśakālapratīkṣe) - regarding the consideration of place and time, with attention to place and time

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• दस्योः (dasyoḥ) - of a robber, from a robber

• दर्शयते (darśayate) - he shows, he causes to see

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• शास्त्रजाम् (śāstrajām) - born from scriptures, arising from sacred texts

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - wisdom, intelligence, intellect

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having relied upon, having taken one's stand on

• न (na) - not, no

• एनसा (enasā) - by sin, with fault

• स (sa) - he, that

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• युज्यते (yujyate) - he is joined, he is connected, he is associated

Words meanings and morphology

देशकालप्रतीक्षे (deśakālapratīkṣe) - regarding the consideration of place and time, with attention to place and time

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of deśakālapratīkṣa

deśakālapratīkṣa - consideration of place and time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśa+kāla+pratīkṣa)

• deśa – place, country, region
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kāl (class 10)
• pratīkṣa – looking for, expecting, considering, waiting
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root īkṣ with prefix prati.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

दस्योः (dasyoḥ) - of a robber, from a robber

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dasyu

dasyu - robber, brigand, enemy

Root: das (class 4)

दर्शयते (darśayate) - he shows, he causes to see

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of darśay

Causative form of dṛś

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with causative suffix -aya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The -te ending indicates ātmanepada (middle voice).

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

शास्त्रजाम् (śāstrajām) - born from scriptures, arising from sacred texts

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śāstraja

śāstraja - born from scriptures, produced by doctrine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+ja)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, doctrine, science
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• ja – born, produced from, arising from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Adjective for buddhim.

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - wisdom, intelligence, intellect

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, wisdom, intelligence

Root: budh (class 1)

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having relied upon, having taken one's stand on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root sthā with prefix ā and absolutive suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एनसा (enasā) - by sin, with fault

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of enas

enas - sin, fault, crime, evil

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: The s is due to visarga sandhi with hi.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

युज्यते (yujyate) - he is joined, he is connected, he is associated

(verb)

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

Passive voice of yuj

Derived from root yuj (to join) with passive suffix -ya.

Root: yuj (class 7)