महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-71

किं तस्य तपसा राज्ञः किं च तस्याध्वरैरपि ।
अपालिताः प्रजा यस्य सर्वा धर्मविनाकृताः ॥७१॥

71. kiṁ tasya tapasā rājñaḥ kiṁ ca tasyādhvarairapi ,
apālitāḥ prajā yasya sarvā dharmavinākṛtāḥ.

71. kim tasya tapasā rājñaḥ kim ca tasya adhvaraiḥ
api apālitāḥ prajā yasya sarvāḥ dharmavinākṛtāḥ

71. yasya sarvāḥ prajāḥ apālitāḥ dharmavinākṛtāḥ
tasya rājñaḥ tapasā kim ca tasya adhvaraiḥ api kim

71. What is the use of that king's austerities (tapas), and what is the use of his sacrifices, if all his subjects are unprotected and deprived of their natural law (dharma)?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - of what use (what, of what use)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the king) (his, of him)

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity (tapas) (by austerity, by penance)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• किम् (kim) - of what use (what, of what use)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the king) (his, of him)

• अध्वरैः (adhvaraiḥ) - by sacrifices (by sacrifices, by rituals)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• अपालिताः (apālitāḥ) - unprotected (unprotected, not protected)

• प्रजा (prajā) - subjects, people (subjects, people, offspring)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to the king) (whose, of whom)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (the subjects) (all, every)

• धर्मविनाकृताः (dharmavinākṛtāḥ) - deprived of their natural law (dharma) (deprived of dharma, devoid of dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - of what use (what, of what use)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, of what use

Note: Often used in an interrogative sense, here implying 'what is the point/benefit'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the king) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity (tapas) (by austerity, by penance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

किम् (kim) - of what use (what, of what use)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, of what use

Note: Often used in an interrogative sense, here implying 'what is the point/benefit'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the king) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अध्वरैः (adhvaraiḥ) - by sacrifices (by sacrifices, by rituals)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of adhvara

adhvara - sacrifice, ritual, non-injurious

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

अपालिताः (apālitāḥ) - unprotected (unprotected, not protected)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apālita

apālita - unprotected, not guarded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √pāl (to protect) with suffix -ita, and 'a-' prefix for negation.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pālita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pālita – protected, guarded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from root √pāl (to protect).
  Root: pāl (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'.

प्रजा (prajā) - subjects, people (subjects, people, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, subjects, people

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to the king) (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (the subjects) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'.

धर्मविनाकृताः (dharmavinākṛtāḥ) - deprived of their natural law (dharma) (deprived of dharma, devoid of dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dharmavinākṛta

dharmavinākṛta - deprived of natural law, devoid of merit

Compound word: dharma + vinā + kṛta. Literally 'made without dharma'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+vinā+kṛta)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vinā – without, except, by means of
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from root √kṛ (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'.