महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-56, verse-34

दयिताश्च नरास्ते स्युर्नित्यं पुरुषसत्तम ।
न कोशः परमो ह्यन्यो राज्ञां पुरुषसंचयात् ॥३४॥

34. dayitāśca narāste syurnityaṁ puruṣasattama ,
na kośaḥ paramo hyanyo rājñāṁ puruṣasaṁcayāt.

34. dayitāḥ ca narāḥ te syuḥ nityam puruṣasattama
na kośaḥ paramaḥ hi anyaḥ rājñām puruṣasaṃcayāt

34. puruṣasattama te narāḥ nityam dayitāḥ syuḥ hi
rājñām puruṣasaṃcayāt anyaḥ paramaḥ kośaḥ na

34. O best among men (puruṣa), those men (subjects) should always be cherished. For, truly, there is no other supreme treasury (kośa) for kings than a collection of men.

Words meanings summery:

• दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved, dear, cherished

• च (ca) - and, also

• नराः (narāḥ) - subjects, people (men, people, human beings)

• ते (te) - they, those

• स्युः (syuḥ) - they should be, they might be

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men (puruṣa) (O best among men, O noblest of men)

• न (na) - not, no

• कोशः (kośaḥ) - treasury, collection, store

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, greatest, best

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• पुरुषसंचयात् (puruṣasaṁcayāt) - than manpower, than the aggregation of people (than the collection of men, than people/manpower)

Words meanings and morphology

दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved, dear, cherished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, cherished, wished for

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √day (to love, to pity).

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `narāḥ`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नराः (narāḥ) - subjects, people (men, people, human beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Note: Subject of `syuḥ`.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to `narāḥ`.

स्युः (syuḥ) - they should be, they might be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men (puruṣa) (O best among men, O noblest of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣasattama

puruṣasattama - best among men, noblest of men

Compound of `puruṣa` (man) and `sattama` (superlative of sat, good).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+sattama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, the conscious principle (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative of 'sat' (good, existing).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कोशः (kośaḥ) - treasury, collection, store

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kośa

kośa - treasury, store, wealth, sheath, bud, dictionary

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asti' (is).

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, greatest, best

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, greatest, best, ultimate

Note: Qualifies `kośaḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses, providing a reason.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Qualifies `kośaḥ`.

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Note: Specifies to whom the treasury belongs.

पुरुषसंचयात् (puruṣasaṁcayāt) - than manpower, than the aggregation of people (than the collection of men, than people/manpower)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of puruṣasaṃcaya

puruṣasaṁcaya - collection of men, aggregation of people, manpower

Compound of `puruṣa` (man) and `saṃcaya` (collection).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+saṃcaya)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, the conscious principle (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• saṃcaya – collection, accumulation, aggregate
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √ci (to collect) with prefix saṃ-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Used with `anyaḥ` (other than) to express comparison.