महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-68, verse-31

नाक्रुष्टं सहते कश्चित्कुतो हस्तस्य लङ्घनम् ।
यदि राजा मनुष्येषु त्राता भवति धार्मिकः ॥३१॥

31. nākruṣṭaṁ sahate kaścitkuto hastasya laṅghanam ,
yadi rājā manuṣyeṣu trātā bhavati dhārmikaḥ.

31. na ākruṣṭam sahate kaścit kutaḥ hastasya laṅghanam
yadi rājā manuṣyeṣu trātā bhavati dhārmikaḥ

31. yadi rājā manuṣyeṣu dhārmikaḥ trātā bhavati kaścit
ākruṣṭam na sahate kutaḥ hastasya laṅghanam

31. No one tolerates being insulted; how much less would they endure physical assault? This is the case if the king is a righteous protector (dhārmika) among people.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• आक्रुष्टम् (ākruṣṭam) - being verbally abused (insulted, reviled, shouted at)

• सहते (sahate) - tolerates (tolerates, endures, bears)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - how much less then (could they tolerate) (whence, from where, why)

• हस्तस्य (hastasya) - of physical assault (of the hand)

• लङ्घनम् (laṅghanam) - physical assault (transgression, leaping over, violation)

• यदि (yadi) - if

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

• मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among people (among humans, among people)

• त्राता (trātā) - a protector (protector, preserver, savior)

• भवति (bhavati) - is (is, becomes, exists)

• धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - a righteous protector (dharma) (righteous, virtuous, just, religious, conforming to natural law (dharma))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

आक्रुष्टम् (ākruṣṭam) - being verbally abused (insulted, reviled, shouted at)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākruṣṭa

ākruṣṭa - insulted, reviled, called out

Past Passive Participle

from ā-kruś (to shout at) + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: kruś (class 1)

Note: Acts as a noun here, 'an insult'.

सहते (sahate) - tolerates (tolerates, endures, bears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sah

Present Indicative

3rd person, singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: sah (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain (one)

compound of ka (who) and cit (indefinite particle)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ka+cit)

• ka – who, what
  pronoun (masculine)
• cit – any, some (indefinite particle)
  indeclinable

Note: With 'na', it means 'no one'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - how much less then (could they tolerate) (whence, from where, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses a rhetorical question.

हस्तस्य (hastasya) - of physical assault (of the hand)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, trunk (of an elephant)

Note: Refers to physical actions/assault.

लङ्घनम् (laṅghanam) - physical assault (transgression, leaping over, violation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of laṅghana

laṅghana - leaping, transgression, violation, offending

action noun

from laṅgh (to transgress, jump over) + lyuṭ suffix

Root: laṅgh (class 1)

Note: Object of an implied 'sahate'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among people (among humans, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

Note: Specifies the domain of the king's protection/rule.

त्राता (trātā) - a protector (protector, preserver, savior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trātṛ

trātṛ - protector, deliverer

agent noun

from trā (to protect) + tṛc suffix

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'rājā'.

भवति (bhavati) - is (is, becomes, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Indicative

3rd person, singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: bhū (class 1)

धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - a righteous protector (dharma) (righteous, virtuous, just, religious, conforming to natural law (dharma))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, conformable to (dharma), religious

from dharma (natural law) + ṭhak suffix

Note: Qualifies 'trātā'.