महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-57, verse-11

लोकरञ्जनमेवात्र राज्ञां धर्मः सनातनः ।
सत्यस्य रक्षणं चैव व्यवहारस्य चार्जवम् ॥११॥

11. lokarañjanamevātra rājñāṁ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ,
satyasya rakṣaṇaṁ caiva vyavahārasya cārjavam.

11. lokarañjanam eva atra rājñām dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
satyasya rakṣaṇam ca eva vyavahārasya ca ārjavam

11. atra rājñām lokarañjanam eva sanātanaḥ dharmaḥ
ca eva satyasya rakṣaṇam ca vyavahārasya ārjavam

11. Here, indeed, the eternal natural law (dharma) for kings is solely the delight of their subjects, and furthermore, the protection of truth and rectitude in their administration.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकरञ्जनम् (lokarañjanam) - pleasing the people, delighting the subjects

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, solely

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, natural law, righteousness

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting

• सत्यस्य (satyasya) - of truth

• रक्षणम् (rakṣaṇam) - protection, guarding

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, also

• व्यवहारस्य (vyavahārasya) - of conduct, of administration, of legal practice

• च (ca) - and

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness, honesty, rectitude

Words meanings and morphology

लोकरञ्जनम् (lokarañjanam) - pleasing the people, delighting the subjects

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lokarañjana

lokarañjana - pleasing the people, delighting the subjects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+rañjana)

• loka – people, world, populace
  noun (masculine)
• rañjana – pleasing, delighting, coloring
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, solely

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, natural law, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, everlasting

सत्यस्य (satyasya) - of truth

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true

रक्षणम् (rakṣaṇam) - protection, guarding

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣaṇa

rakṣaṇa - protecting, guarding, preserving

verbal noun

from root rakṣ (रक्ष्)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also

(indeclinable)

व्यवहारस्य (vyavahārasya) - of conduct, of administration, of legal practice

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - conduct, practice, administration, legal procedure, transaction

Root: hṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness, honesty, rectitude

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - straightness, honesty, integrity, rectitude

derived from ṛju (ऋजु - straight, honest)