महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-71, verse-11

प्रहरेन्न त्वविज्ञाय हत्वा शत्रून्न शेषयेत् ।
क्रोधं कुर्यान्न चाकस्मान्मृदुः स्यान्नापकारिषु ॥११॥

11. praharenna tvavijñāya hatvā śatrūnna śeṣayet ,
krodhaṁ kuryānna cākasmānmṛduḥ syānnāpakāriṣu.

11. praharet na tu avijñāya hatvā śatrūn na śeṣayet |
krodham kuryāt na ca ākasmāt mṛduḥ syāt na apakāriṣu

11. (saḥ) na tu avijñāya praharet śatrūn hatvā na śeṣayet
krodham na ca ākasmāt kuryāt mṛduḥ na apakāriṣu syāt

11. He should not strike without proper understanding. Having defeated his enemies, he should not leave any surviving. He should not display anger suddenly or without cause, nor should he be lenient towards those who commit wrongdoings.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रहरेत् (praharet) - should strike (should strike, should attack)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, yet

• अविज्ञाय (avijñāya) - without proper understanding (without knowing, without understanding)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having defeated (having killed, having struck)

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• शेषयेत् (śeṣayet) - should leave any surviving (should leave a remainder, should allow to remain)

• क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger (anger, wrath)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should display (anger) (should do, should make)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - or (connects two negative modifiers) (and, also)

• आकस्मात् (ākasmāt) - suddenly or without cause (suddenly, unexpectedly, without cause)

• मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - lenient (soft, gentle, mild)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, should be, let him be)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• अपकारिषु (apakāriṣu) - towards those who commit wrongdoings (towards wrongdoers, offenders)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रहरेत् (praharet) - should strike (should strike, should attack)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the king.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'avijñāya praharet'.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, yet

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अविज्ञाय (avijñāya) - without proper understanding (without knowing, without understanding)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (negative)

Absolutive form of 'a-vijñā' (not to know), formed with upasarga vi + jñā and negative 'a'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vijñāya)

• na – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vijñāya – having known, having understood
  indeclinable
  Absolutive
  Absolutive of √jñā with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'praharet'.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having defeated (having killed, having struck)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (indeclinable participle)

Absolutive form of root √han (to kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'śeṣayet'.

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, rival

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'śeṣayet'.

शेषयेत् (śeṣayet) - should leave any surviving (should leave a remainder, should allow to remain)

(verb)

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

Causative stem of root √śiṣ (to remain)

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Refers to the king.

क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger (anger, wrath)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath

Derived from root √krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kuryāt'.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should display (anger) (should do, should make)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the king.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'ākasmāt'.

च (ca) - or (connects two negative modifiers) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

आकस्मात् (ākasmāt) - suddenly or without cause (suddenly, unexpectedly, without cause)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'ākasma' (sudden, accidental) used adverbially.

Note: Adverb modifying 'kuryāt'.

मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - lenient (soft, gentle, mild)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild

Note: Refers to the king.

स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, should be, let him be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'mṛduḥ syāt apakāriṣu'.

अपकारिषु (apakāriṣu) - towards those who commit wrongdoings (towards wrongdoers, offenders)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of apakārin

apakārin - wrongdoer, offender, injurious

Agent noun

Agent noun from apa-√kṛ (to do evil, injure)

Prefix: apa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates 'in the case of' or 'towards'.