महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-73, verse-7

ततः पृथिव्या गोप्तारं क्षत्रियं दण्डधारिणम् ।
द्वितीयं वर्णमकरोत्प्रजानामनुगुप्तये ॥७॥

7. tataḥ pṛthivyā goptāraṁ kṣatriyaṁ daṇḍadhāriṇam ,
dvitīyaṁ varṇamakarotprajānāmanuguptaye.

7. tataḥ pṛthivyā goptāram kṣatriyam daṇḍadhāriṇam
dvitīyam varṇam akarot prajānām anuguptaye

7. tataḥ prajānām anuguptaye pṛthivyā goptāram
daṇḍadhāriṇam dvitīyam kṣatriyam varṇam akarot

7. Thereafter, he created the second social class (varṇa), the Kṣatriya, who is the protector of the earth and the wielder of authority, for the protection of the people.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• पृथिव्या (pṛthivyā) - of the earth

• गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector, guardian

• क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - a Kṣatriya, a member of the warrior class

• दण्डधारिणम् (daṇḍadhāriṇam) - wielder of the rod (of punishment), one who holds authority

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - the second

• वर्णम् (varṇam) - the social class, the caste

• अकरोत् (akarot) - Brahmā/Prajāpati created (he made, he created)

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the subjects, of the people, of the creatures

• अनुगुप्तये (anuguptaye) - for the protection

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

from pronoun ta + tas (ablative suffix)

Note: Adverb of time/sequence.

पृथिव्या (pṛthivyā) - of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, the Earth goddess

Note: Governed by 'goptāram'.

गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector, guardian

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of goptṛ

goptṛ - protector, guardian, preserver

Agent Noun

from gup (to protect) + tṛc (agent suffix)

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Accusative predicate, describing 'kṣatriyam'.

क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - a Kṣatriya, a member of the warrior class

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior/ruling social class

from kṣatra (rule, dominion) + iya (taddhita suffix)

Note: Object of 'akarot'.

दण्डधारिणम् (daṇḍadhāriṇam) - wielder of the rod (of punishment), one who holds authority

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍadhārin

daṇḍadhārin - bearing a staff, wielding authority, punishing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+dhārin)

• daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment, authority
  noun (masculine)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Agent Noun suffix (ṇini)
  from dhṛ (to bear, hold) + ṇini
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatriyam'.

द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - the second

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second

ordinal numeral from dvi (two)

Note: Agrees with 'varṇam' and 'kṣatriyam'.

वर्णम् (varṇam) - the social class, the caste

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, outward appearance, social class (varṇa), caste, character, quality

Note: Object of 'akarot'.

अकरोत् (akarot) - Brahmā/Prajāpati created (he made, he created)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect, Active Voice

Imperfect of kṛ, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the subjects, of the people, of the creatures

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creatures

from pra-jan (to produce)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Governed by 'anuguptaye'.

अनुगुप्तये (anuguptaye) - for the protection

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of anugupti

anugupti - protection, careful guarding

from anu-gup (to protect carefully) + ti

Prefix: anu

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Dative of purpose.