महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-28

आकरे लवणे शुल्के तरे नागवने तथा ।
न्यसेदमात्यान्नृपतिः स्वाप्तान्वा पुरुषान्हितान् ॥२८॥

28. ākare lavaṇe śulke tare nāgavane tathā ,
nyasedamātyānnṛpatiḥ svāptānvā puruṣānhitān.

28. ākare lavaṇe śulke tare nāgavane tathā nyaset
amātyān nṛpatiḥ svāptān vā puruṣān hitān

28. nṛpatiḥ ākare lavaṇe śulke tare nāgavane
tathā svāptān vā hitān puruṣān amātyān nyaset

28. The king should appoint trusted ministers or suitable officers to oversee mines, salt production, customs duties, tolls, and elephant forests.

Words meanings summery:

• आकरे (ākare) - in the mine, in the source

• लवणे (lavaṇe) - in the salt-production/collection department (in salt, in the salt-field)

• शुल्के (śulke) - in the tax, in the toll, in customs duty

• तरे (tare) - in ferry operations or toll collection points (in crossing, in ferry)

• नागवने (nāgavane) - in the elephant forest

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, and, thus

• न्यसेत् (nyaset) - should appoint, should place

• अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king

• स्वाप्तान् (svāptān) - trusted, reliable (ones)

• वा (vā) - or

• पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men, persons, officers

• हितान् (hitān) - suitable, beneficial, good

Words meanings and morphology

आकरे (ākare) - in the mine, in the source

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākara

ākara - mine, source, origin, collection

From 'ā-kṛ' (to scatter, collect).

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 6)

लवणे (lavaṇe) - in the salt-production/collection department (in salt, in the salt-field)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lavaṇa

lavaṇa - salt, saline, handsome, charming

शुल्के (śulke) - in the tax, in the toll, in customs duty

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śulka

śulka - toll, tax, duty, fee, customs

तरे (tare) - in ferry operations or toll collection points (in crossing, in ferry)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tara

tara - crossing, passage, ferry-boat, a toll for crossing

Derived from the root 'tṛ' (to cross).

Root: tṛ (class 1)

नागवने (nāgavane) - in the elephant forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nāgavana

nāgavana - elephant forest, a forest inhabited by elephants

Compound of 'nāga' and 'vana'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+vana)

• nāga – elephant, snake, a mythical serpent
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove, water
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, and, thus

(indeclinable)

न्यसेत् (nyaset) - should appoint, should place

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ni-as

Root 'as' with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, cabinet member, companion

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men, ruler

Compound of 'nṛ' (man) and 'pati' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

स्वाप्तान् (svāptān) - trusted, reliable (ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of svāpta

svāpta - trusted, reliable, one's own trusted (person)

Compound of 'sva' and 'āpta'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+āpta)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• āpta – obtained, trustworthy, reliable, friend
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'āp' (to obtain, reach).
  Root: āp (class 5)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men, persons, officers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, spirit (puruṣa)

हितान् (hitān) - suitable, beneficial, good

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hita

hita - beneficial, suitable, good, placed, desired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dhā' (to place) and also related to 'hi' (to send, to benefit).

Root: dhā (class 3)