महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-76, verse-5

नित्यमुद्यतदण्डश्च भवेन्मृत्युरिवारिषु ।
निहन्यात्सर्वतो दस्यून्न कामात्कस्यचित्क्षमेत् ॥५॥

5. nityamudyatadaṇḍaśca bhavenmṛtyurivāriṣu ,
nihanyātsarvato dasyūnna kāmātkasyacitkṣamet.

5. nityam udyatadaṇḍaḥ ca bhavet mṛtyuḥ iva ariṣu
nihanyāt sarvataḥ dasyūn na kāmāt kasyacit kṣamet

5. rājā nityam udyatadaṇḍaḥ ca ariṣu mṛtyuḥ iva bhavet
sarvataḥ dasyūn nihanyāt kāmāt kasyacit na kṣamet

5. A ruler should always be ready to wield his scepter (authority), appearing like death to his enemies. He should thoroughly suppress bandits from all sides and never grant forgiveness to anyone out of personal desire.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• उद्यतदण्डः (udyatadaṇḍaḥ) - one with a raised stick/scepter, ready to punish

• च (ca) - and, also

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (personified) (death, Yama (god of death))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अरिषु (ariṣu) - among enemies, to enemies

• निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - should destroy, suppress (should kill, should strike down, should destroy)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely, thoroughly (from all sides, completely, everywhere)

• दस्यून् (dasyūn) - robbers, brigands, enemies

• न (na) - not, no

• कामात् (kāmāt) - out of personal desire or favoritism (from desire, out of desire)

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, to anyone

• क्षमेत् (kṣamet) - should forgive (should forgive, should be patient)

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter singular adjective.

उद्यतदण्डः (udyatadaṇḍaḥ) - one with a raised stick/scepter, ready to punish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyatadaṇḍa

udyatadaṇḍa - having a raised rod/scepter; ready to punish; vigilant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udyata+daṇḍa)

• udyata – raised, lifted, prepared, ready
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yam with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)
• daṇḍa – stick, staff, rod, scepter, punishment, authority
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king/ruler.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root bhū, 1st conjugation, Parasmaipada, optative mood.

Root: bhū (class 1)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (personified) (death, Yama (god of death))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise; the god of death (Yama)

From root mṛ 'to die'.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अरिषु (ariṣu) - among enemies, to enemies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ari

ari - enemy, foe, adversary

निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - should destroy, suppress (should kill, should strike down, should destroy)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root han, 2nd conjugation, Parasmaipada, optative mood, with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely, thoroughly (from all sides, completely, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva with suffix -tas.

दस्यून् (dasyūn) - robbers, brigands, enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, brigand, enemy, barbarian

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कामात् (kāmāt) - out of personal desire or favoritism (from desire, out of desire)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing; love, pleasure

Root: kam (class 1)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, to anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what; someone, anyone (with cit)

Indefinite pronoun formed by ka + cit.

क्षमेत् (kṣamet) - should forgive (should forgive, should be patient)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root kṣam, 1st conjugation (kṣamati), Parasmaipada, optative mood.

Root: kṣam (class 1)