महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-31

एते गुणाः समस्ताः स्युर्नृपस्य सततं स्थिराः ।
क्रियालोपे तु नृपतेः कुतः स्वर्गः कुतो यशः ॥३१॥

31. ete guṇāḥ samastāḥ syurnṛpasya satataṁ sthirāḥ ,
kriyālope tu nṛpateḥ kutaḥ svargaḥ kuto yaśaḥ.

31. ete guṇāḥ samastāḥ syuḥ nṛpasya satatam sthirāḥ
kriyālope tu nṛpateḥ kutaḥ svargaḥ kutaḥ yaśaḥ

31. nṛpasya ete samastāḥ guṇāḥ satatam sthirāḥ syuḥ
tu kriyālope nṛpateḥ svargaḥ kutaḥ yaśaḥ kutaḥ

31. All these qualities should always be steadfast in a king. But if a king neglects his actions, from where can he obtain heaven or fame?

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues

• समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all, entire, collected

• स्युः (syuḥ) - they should be, they may be

• नृपस्य (nṛpasya) - of the king

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly

• स्थिराः (sthirāḥ) - firm, steady, constant

• क्रियालोपे (kriyālope) - in the neglect of actions/duties

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial abode

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, reputation

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent

समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all, entire, collected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samasta

samasta - all, entire, collected, combined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'as' with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

स्युः (syuḥ) - they should be, they may be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

नृपस्य (nṛpasya) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

स्थिराः (sthirāḥ) - firm, steady, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, constant, durable

क्रियालोपे (kriyālope) - in the neglect of actions/duties

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kriyā-lopa

kriyā-lopa - neglect of action or duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+lopa)

• kriyā – action, deed, ritual, activity
  noun (feminine)
• lopa – loss, omission, neglect, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lup (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial abode

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial abode

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

(indeclinable)

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, reputation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, reputation