महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-29

सम्यग्दण्डधरो नित्यं राजा धर्ममवाप्नुयात् ।
नृपस्य सततं दण्डः सम्यग्धर्मे प्रशस्यते ॥२९॥

29. samyagdaṇḍadharo nityaṁ rājā dharmamavāpnuyāt ,
nṛpasya satataṁ daṇḍaḥ samyagdharme praśasyate.

29. samyak daṇḍadharaḥ nityaṃ rājā dharmam avāpnuyāt
nṛpasya satatam daṇḍaḥ samyak dharme praśasyate

29. samyak daṇḍadharaḥ rājā nityaṃ dharmam avāpnuyāt
nṛpasya satatam samyak daṇḍaḥ dharme praśasyate

29. A king who consistently administers justice (daṇḍa) properly will always attain righteousness (dharma). Indeed, for a king, the constant and proper administration of justice (daṇḍa) is highly lauded as embodying the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly, completely

• दण्डधरः (daṇḍadharaḥ) - wielder of the staff, administrator of justice

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always

• राजा (rājā) - king

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, natural law, constitution

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - should attain, may obtain

• नृपस्य (nṛpasya) - of the king

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - administration of justice (justice, punishment, staff)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly

• धर्मे (dharme) - in the context of natural law (dharma) (in righteousness, in natural law, in constitution)

• प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is lauded

Words meanings and morphology

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly, completely

(indeclinable)

From 'sam-añc' (to go together, to be right).

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

दण्डधरः (daṇḍadharaḥ) - wielder of the staff, administrator of justice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍadhara

daṇḍadhara - wielder of the staff, holder of punishment, one who administers justice

Compound of 'daṇḍa' and 'dhara'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+dhara)

• daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment, justice, scepter
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – holding, bearing, wearing, possessing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from the root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, natural law, constitution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, justice, virtue, intrinsic nature (dharma)

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - should attain, may obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ava-āp

Root 'āp' with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

नृपस्य (nṛpasya) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound of 'nṛ' (man) and 'pa' (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from the root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - administration of justice (justice, punishment, staff)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, justice, scepter

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly

(indeclinable)

From 'sam-añc' (to go together, to be right).

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

धर्मे (dharme) - in the context of natural law (dharma) (in righteousness, in natural law, in constitution)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, justice, virtue, intrinsic nature (dharma)

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is lauded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pra-śaṃs

Root 'śaṃs' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)