महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-68, verse-29

अनयाः संप्रवर्तेरन्भवेद्वै वर्णसंकरः ।
दुर्भिक्षमाविशेद्राष्ट्रं यदि राजा न पालयेत् ॥२९॥

29. anayāḥ saṁpravarteranbhavedvai varṇasaṁkaraḥ ,
durbhikṣamāviśedrāṣṭraṁ yadi rājā na pālayet.

29. anayāḥ saṃpravarteran bhavet vai varṇasaṃkaraḥ
durbhikṣam āviśet rāṣṭram yadi rājā na pālayet

29. yadi rājā na pālayet anayāḥ saṃpravarteran vai
varṇasaṃkaraḥ bhavet durbhikṣam rāṣṭram āviśet

29. If the king does not protect, lawlessness would certainly arise, and there would be a confusion of social classes (varṇasaṃkara). Famine would afflict the nation.

Words meanings summery:

• अनयाः (anayāḥ) - lawlessness (lawlessness, bad conduct, disorder)

• संप्रवर्तेरन् (saṁpravarteran) - would certainly arise (would arise, would come into being)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - there would be (would be, might be, should be)

• वै (vai) - certainly (indeed, certainly, verily)

• वर्णसंकरः (varṇasaṁkaraḥ) - confusion of social classes (varṇasaṃkara) (confusion/mixing of social classes)

• दुर्भिक्षम् (durbhikṣam) - famine (famine, scarcity of food)

• आविशेत् (āviśet) - would afflict (would enter, would take possession of, would pervade)

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

• यदि (yadi) - if

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• पालयेत् (pālayet) - does not protect (would protect, would rule, should protect)

Words meanings and morphology

अनयाः (anayāḥ) - lawlessness (lawlessness, bad conduct, disorder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anaya

anaya - disorder, bad conduct, injustice

negation of naya (conduct)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+naya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• naya – conduct, policy, rule, guidance
  noun (masculine)
  from nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)

संप्रवर्तेरन् (saṁpravarteran) - would certainly arise (would arise, would come into being)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, potential (vidhi liṅ) of saṃ-pra-vṛt

Potential Mood

3rd person, plural, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - there would be (would be, might be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Potential Mood

3rd person, singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: bhū (class 1)

वै (vai) - certainly (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

वर्णसंकरः (varṇasaṁkaraḥ) - confusion of social classes (varṇasaṃkara) (confusion/mixing of social classes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇasaṃkara

varṇasaṁkara - confusion of castes/classes, admixture of races/classes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṇa+saṃkara)

• varṇa – color, social class, caste
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• saṃkara – mixture, confusion, hybrid
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-kṛ (to mix)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

दुर्भिक्षम् (durbhikṣam) - famine (famine, scarcity of food)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durbhikṣa

durbhikṣa - famine, scarcity of food, begging with difficulty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+bhikṣa)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
  prefix
• bhikṣa – begging, alms
  noun (masculine)
  from bhikṣ (to beg)
  Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject of āviśet.

आविशेत् (āviśet) - would afflict (would enter, would take possession of, would pervade)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi liṅ) of ā-viś

Potential Mood

3rd person, singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - the nation (kingdom, nation, country)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, country

Note: Object of āviśet.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

पालयेत् (pālayet) - does not protect (would protect, would rule, should protect)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi liṅ) of pāl

Potential Mood

3rd person, singular, active voice (causative stem of pṛ)

Root: pṛ (class 1)

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