महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-58, verse-4

रक्षामेव प्रशंसन्ति धर्मं धर्मभृतां वर ।
राज्ञां राजीवताम्राक्ष साधनं चात्र वै शृणु ॥४॥

4. rakṣāmeva praśaṁsanti dharmaṁ dharmabhṛtāṁ vara ,
rājñāṁ rājīvatāmrākṣa sādhanaṁ cātra vai śṛṇu.

4. rakṣām eva praśaṃsanti dharmam dharmabhṛtām vara
rājñām rājīvatāmrākṣa sādhanam ca atra vai śṛṇu

4. dharmabhṛtām vara rājīvatāmrākṣa rakṣām eva dharmam
ca praśaṃsanti rājñām atra vai sādhanam śṛṇu

4. O best among those who uphold natural law (dharma), O lotus-red-eyed one, they praise protection and natural law (dharma) as paramount for kings. Now, indeed, hear from me the means by which kings achieve this.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection, defense, preservation

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, just

• प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold natural law

• वर (vara) - O best one, O excellent one

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• राजीवताम्राक्ष (rājīvatāmrākṣa) - O lotus-red-eyed one

• साधनम् (sādhanam) - means, instrument, accomplishment, way

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this context

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear!

Words meanings and morphology

रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection, defense, preservation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rakṣā

rakṣā - protection, defense, preservation, guarding

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of praśaṃs

Root śaṃs with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution, essential quality

Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold natural law

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma, supporter of righteousness

Compound formed from dharma and the agent noun bhṛt (one who carries/supports)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining (often as a suffix in compounds)
  adjective
  agent noun/participle
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वर (vara) - O best one, O excellent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, noble; boon, wish

Root: vṛ (class 1)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

राजीवताम्राक्ष (rājīvatāmrākṣa) - O lotus-red-eyed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājīvatāmrākṣa

rājīvatāmrākṣa - lotus-red-eyed

Bahuvrīhi compound: one whose eyes are red like a lotus.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rājīva+tāmra+akṣa)

• rājīva – lotus (flower)
  noun (neuter)
• tāmra – copper, copper-colored, red, reddish
  adjective
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

साधनम् (sādhanam) - means, instrument, accomplishment, way

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sādhana

sādhana - means, instrument, material, accomplishing, performing

Derived from root sādh (to accomplish, effect)

Root: sādh (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this context

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from idaṃ (this)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)