महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-70, verse-29

दण्डनीतिं पुरस्कृत्य विजानन्क्षत्रियः सदा ।
अनवाप्तं च लिप्सेत लब्धं च परिपालयेत् ॥२९॥

29. daṇḍanītiṁ puraskṛtya vijānankṣatriyaḥ sadā ,
anavāptaṁ ca lipseta labdhaṁ ca paripālayet.

29. daṇḍanītim puraskṛtya vijānan kṣatriyaḥ sadā
anavāptam ca lipseta labdham ca paripālayet

29. kṣatriyaḥ sadā daṇḍanītim puraskṛtya vijānan
ca anavāptam lipseta ca labdham paripālayet

29. Always, a kshatriya, understanding and upholding the science of governance (daṇḍanīti), should strive to acquire what is not yet obtained and should protect what has been acquired.

Words meanings summery:

• दण्डनीतिम् (daṇḍanītim) - the science of governance (the science of governance, polity, penal code)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having upheld (having placed in front, having honored, taking as primary, having resorted to)

• विजानन् (vijānan) - understanding (knowing, understanding)

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kshatriya (a kshatriya, warrior, ruler)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

• अनवाप्तम् (anavāptam) - what is not yet obtained (unobtained, unacquired)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• लिप्सेत (lipseta) - should strive to acquire (should desire, should wish to obtain, should strive for)

• लब्धम् (labdham) - what has been acquired (obtained, acquired)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• परिपालयेत् (paripālayet) - should protect (should protect, should preserve, should maintain)

Words meanings and morphology

दण्डनीतिम् (daṇḍanītim) - the science of governance (the science of governance, polity, penal code)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of daṇḍanīti

daṇḍanīti - science of government, polity, administration of justice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+nīti)

• daṇḍa – staff, punishment, scepter, rule
  noun (masculine)
• nīti – conduct, policy, morality, guidance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Object of puraskṛtya.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having upheld (having placed in front, having honored, taking as primary, having resorted to)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root kṛ with prefix puras

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विजानन् (vijānan) - understanding (knowing, understanding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijānat

vijānat - knowing, understanding, discerning

Present Active Participle

from root jñā with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with kṣatriyaḥ.

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kshatriya (a kshatriya, warrior, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

अनवाप्तम् (anavāptam) - what is not yet obtained (unobtained, unacquired)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anavāpta

anavāpta - unobtained, unacquired, unattained

Past Passive Participle

from root āp with prefixes an and ava

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+avāpta)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• avāpta – obtained, acquired
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root āp with prefix ava
  Prefix: ava
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Object of lipseta.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

लिप्सेत (lipseta) - should strive to acquire (should desire, should wish to obtain, should strive for)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of labh

optative active 3rd singular

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Often used in the sense of 'strive to obtain'.

लब्धम् (labdham) - what has been acquired (obtained, acquired)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, gained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

from root labh

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Object of paripālayet.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

परिपालयेत् (paripālayet) - should protect (should protect, should preserve, should maintain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of paripāl

optative active 3rd singular

from root pāl with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)