महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-76, verse-14

न हि कामात्मना राज्ञा सततं शठबुद्धिना ।
नृशंसेनातिलुब्धेन शक्याः पालयितुं प्रजाः ॥१४॥

14. na hi kāmātmanā rājñā satataṁ śaṭhabuddhinā ,
nṛśaṁsenātilubdhena śakyāḥ pālayituṁ prajāḥ.

14. na hi kāmātmanā rājñā satatam śaṭhabuddhinā
nṛśaṃsena atilubdhena śakyāḥ pālayitum prajāḥ

14. hi na kāmātmanā satatam śaṭhabuddhinā nṛśaṃsena
atilubdhena rājñā prajāḥ pālayitum śakyāḥ

14. Indeed, subjects (prajāḥ) cannot be protected by a king whose nature is driven by desires, who is constantly deceitful, cruel, and excessively greedy.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

• कामात्मना (kāmātmanā) - by a king whose nature is driven by desires (by one whose nature is desire, by a lustful one)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by a king

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, always)

• शठबुद्धिना (śaṭhabuddhinā) - by one who is constantly deceitful (by one with a crooked/deceitful intellect)

• नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by a cruel one (by a cruel, wicked, murderous one)

• अतिलुब्धेन (atilubdhena) - by an excessively greedy one

• शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - able to be (capable, possible, able to be (feminine plural))

• पालयितुम् (pālayitum) - to protect (to protect, to rule)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects (subjects, people, progeny)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

कामात्मना (kāmātmanā) - by a king whose nature is driven by desires (by one whose nature is desire, by a lustful one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāmātman

kāmātman - one whose nature is desire, lustful, voluptuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+ātman)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rājñā'.

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by a king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Agent in passive construction.

सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, always)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

शठबुद्धिना (śaṭhabuddhinā) - by one who is constantly deceitful (by one with a crooked/deceitful intellect)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaṭhabuddhi

śaṭhabuddhi - having a crooked mind, deceitful, malicious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṭha+buddhi)

• śaṭha – crooked, deceitful, rogue
  adjective/noun (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'rājñā'.

नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by a cruel one (by a cruel, wicked, murderous one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, atrocious, murderous

Note: Qualifies 'rājñā'.

अतिलुब्धेन (atilubdhena) - by an excessively greedy one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of atilubdha

atilubdha - excessively greedy, covetous

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+lubdha)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable/prefix
• lubdha – greedy, covetous, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root lubh (to covet, to be disturbed)
  Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'rājñā'.

शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - able to be (capable, possible, able to be (feminine plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, practicable, able to be done

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'prajāḥ'.

पालयितुम् (pālayitum) - to protect (to protect, to rule)

(verb)

active, infinitive of pālayitum

Infinitive

From the causative stem of root pā (to protect)

Root: pā (class 10)

Note: Used with 'śakyāḥ'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects (subjects, people, progeny)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects

Note: Subject of the passive construction.