महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-67, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
राष्ट्रस्यैतत्कृत्यतमं राज्ञ एवाभिषेचनम् ।
अनिन्द्रमबलं राष्ट्रं दस्यवोऽभिभवन्ति च ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
rāṣṭrasyaitatkṛtyatamaṁ rājña evābhiṣecanam ,
anindramabalaṁ rāṣṭraṁ dasyavo'bhibhavanti ca.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca rāṣṭrasya etat kṛtyatamam rājñaḥ eva
abhiṣecanam anindram abalam rāṣṭram dasyavaḥ abhibhavanti ca

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca.
etat rājñaḥ abhiṣecanam rāṣṭrasya kṛtyatamam eva.
anindram abalam rāṣṭram dasyavaḥ ca abhibhavanti.

2. Bhishma spoke: "This, the consecration (abhiṣecanam) of a king, is the most essential duty for the kingdom. For a kingdom without a ruler and thus weak, dacoits overpower it."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (the speaker) (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (Bhishma) (spoke, said)

• राष्ट्रस्य (rāṣṭrasya) - for the kingdom (of the kingdom, of the nation)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to consecration) (this)

• कृत्यतमम् (kṛtyatamam) - most essential duty (most to be done, most important)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king (of the king)

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

• अभिषेचनम् (abhiṣecanam) - consecration (of a king) (anointing, consecration)

• अनिन्द्रम् (anindram) - kingless (without a ruler) (without Indra, without a lord/ruler)

• अबलम् (abalam) - weak (kingdom) (weak, powerless, without strength)

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom (kingdom, nation)

• दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - dacoits (robbers) (dacoits, robbers, enemies)

• अभिभवन्ति (abhibhavanti) - they overpower (they overpower, they conquer, they overcome)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (the speaker) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name, particularly referring to the grand-uncle in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (Bhishma) (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Root: vac (class 2)

राष्ट्रस्य (rāṣṭrasya) - for the kingdom (of the kingdom, of the nation)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, nation, state, realm

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to consecration) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

कृत्यतमम् (kṛtyatamam) - most essential duty (most to be done, most important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtyatama

kṛtyatama - most to be done, most important, paramount duty

Superlative form of kṛtya

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

एव (eva) - itself (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अभिषेचनम् (abhiṣecanam) - consecration (of a king) (anointing, consecration)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhiṣecana

abhiṣecana - anointing, consecration, coronation

Derived from root sic with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

अनिन्द्रम् (anindram) - kingless (without a ruler) (without Indra, without a lord/ruler)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anindra

anindra - without Indra, kingless, rulerless

Nañ-Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+indra)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• indra – Indra (chief deity), lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)

अबलम् (abalam) - weak (kingdom) (weak, powerless, without strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abala

abala - weak, powerless, without strength

Nañ-Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+bala)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom (kingdom, nation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, nation, state, realm

दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - dacoits (robbers) (dacoits, robbers, enemies)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, dacoit, enemy, demon

अभिभवन्ति (abhibhavanti) - they overpower (they overpower, they conquer, they overcome)

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)