महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-66, verse-23

देशधर्मांश्च कौन्तेय कुलधर्मांस्तथैव च ।
पालयन्पुरुषव्याघ्र राजा सर्वाश्रमी भवेत् ॥२३॥

23. deśadharmāṁśca kaunteya kuladharmāṁstathaiva ca ,
pālayanpuruṣavyāghra rājā sarvāśramī bhavet.

23. deśa-dharmān ca kaunteya kula-dharmān tathā eva ca
pālayan puruṣa-vyāghra rājā sarva-āśramī bhavet

23. kaunteya puruṣa-vyāghra rājā deśa-dharmān ca tathā
eva ca kula-dharmān pālayan sarva-āśramī bhavet

23. O son of Kunti (Kaunteya), O tiger among men (puruṣa-vyāghra), a king, by preserving the natural laws (dharma) of the land and likewise the natural laws (dharma) of the family, should become one who upholds all stages of life (āśrama).

Words meanings summery:

• देश-धर्मान् (deśa-dharmān) - the natural laws/constitutions of the region, regional customs

• च (ca) - and, also

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kunti)

• कुल-धर्मान् (kula-dharmān) - the natural laws/constitutions of the family, family traditions

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• पालयन् (pālayan) - protecting, preserving, maintaining

• पुरुष-व्याघ्र (puruṣa-vyāghra) - O Arjuna (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

• सर्व-आश्रमी (sarva-āśramī) - one who observes all stages of life (āśrama)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - he should be, he would be, he may be

Words meanings and morphology

देश-धर्मान् (deśa-dharmān) - the natural laws/constitutions of the region, regional customs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deśa-dharma

deśa-dharma - regional custom, law of a country/region, intrinsic nature of a land

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśa+dharma)

• deśa – region, country, place
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Derived from Kunti (mother of Pandavas) + patronymic suffix

कुल-धर्मान् (kula-dharmān) - the natural laws/constitutions of the family, family traditions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kula-dharma

kula-dharma - family custom, tradition, family duty, intrinsic nature of a family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+dharma)

• kula – family, lineage, clan
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पालयन् (pālayan) - protecting, preserving, maintaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pālayat

pālayat - protecting, preserving, maintaining, governing

Present Active Participle

From root √pā (to protect) + causative suffix -aya + śatṛ suffix

Root: pā (class 2)

पुरुष-व्याघ्र (puruṣa-vyāghra) - O Arjuna (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣa-vyāghra

puruṣa-vyāghra - tiger among men, chief of men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: An honorific epithet.

राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

सर्व-आश्रमी (sarva-āśramī) - one who observes all stages of life (āśrama)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva-āśramin

sarva-āśramin - one who follows all stages of life, upholding all āśramas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+āśrama)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• āśrama – stage of life, hermitage, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + √śram (to toil)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)

Note: The suffix -in indicates possession or observance.

भवेत् (bhavet) - he should be, he would be, he may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses recommendation or possibility.