महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-63, verse-25

यथा राजन्हस्तिपदे पदानि संलीयन्ते सर्वसत्त्वोद्भवानि ।
एवं धर्मान्राजधर्मेषु सर्वान्सर्वावस्थं संप्रलीनान्निबोध ॥२५॥

25. yathā rājanhastipade padāni; saṁlīyante sarvasattvodbhavāni ,
evaṁ dharmānrājadharmeṣu sarvā;nsarvāvasthaṁ saṁpralīnānnibodha.

25. yathā rājan hastipade padāni
saṃlīyante sarvasattvodbhavāni evam
dharmān rājadharmeṣu sarvān
sarvāvastham saṃpralīnān nibodha

25. Just as, O king, all the footprints originating from various living beings are subsumed within the footprint of an elephant, so too should you understand that all duties (dharma) in all circumstances are entirely contained within the royal duties (rājadharma).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• हस्तिपदे (hastipade) - in an elephant's footprint

• पदानि (padāni) - footprints, steps

• संलीयन्ते (saṁlīyante) - are absorbed, are subsumed, are merged

• सर्वसत्त्वोद्भवानि (sarvasattvodbhavāni) - originating from all beings, of all creatures

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - duties, natural laws

• राजधर्मेषु (rājadharmeṣu) - in royal duties

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• सर्वावस्थम् (sarvāvastham) - in all conditions, in all states, entirely

• संप्रलीनान् (saṁpralīnān) - subsumed, absorbed, merged

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, perceive

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

हस्तिपदे (hastipade) - in an elephant's footprint

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hastipada

hastipada - elephant's footprint

Compound type : tatpurusha (hastin+pada)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, footprint, mark
  noun (neuter)

पदानि (padāni) - footprints, steps

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pada

pada - foot, step, footprint, mark

संलीयन्ते (saṁlīyante) - are absorbed, are subsumed, are merged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of saṃlī

root of 4th class

Prefix: sam

Root: lī (class 4)

सर्वसत्त्वोद्भवानि (sarvasattvodbhavāni) - originating from all beings, of all creatures

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvasattvodbhava

sarvasattvodbhava - originating from all beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+sattva+udbhava)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• sattva – being, existence, creature, living entity
  noun (neuter)
• udbhava – origin, source, arising, birth
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

धर्मान् (dharmān) - duties, natural laws

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

राजधर्मेषु (rājadharmeṣu) - in royal duties

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rājadharma

rājadharma - royal duty, duty of a king, constitutional duty of a ruler

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+dharma)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, natural law
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

सर्वावस्थम् (sarvāvastham) - in all conditions, in all states, entirely

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvāvastha

sarvāvastha - being in every state or condition

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+avasthā)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• avasthā – state, condition, situation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

संप्रलीनान् (saṁpralīnān) - subsumed, absorbed, merged

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃpralīna

saṁpralīna - completely dissolved, entirely absorbed, merged

Past Passive Participle

From root lī with prefixes sam and pra.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: lī (class 4)

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of nibudh

root of 1st class

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)