महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-78, verse-32

भीष्म उवाच ।
तस्माद्द्विजातीन्रक्षेत ते हि रक्षन्ति रक्षिताः ।
आशीरेषां भवेद्राज्ञां राष्ट्रं सम्यक्प्रवर्धते ॥३२॥

32. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tasmāddvijātīnrakṣeta te hi rakṣanti rakṣitāḥ ,
āśīreṣāṁ bhavedrājñāṁ rāṣṭraṁ samyakpravardhate.

32. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tasmāt dvijātīn rakṣeta te hi rakṣanti
rakṣitāḥ āśīḥ eṣām bhavet rājñām rāṣṭram samyak pravardhate

32. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca: tasmāt dvijātīn rakṣeta.
hi te rakṣitāḥ (santaḥ) rakṣanti.
eṣām āśīḥ rājñām bhavet,
rāṣṭram samyak pravardhate.

32. Bhishma said: Therefore, one should protect the twice-born (dvijātīn), for they, when protected, offer protection (to society). Their blessings become beneficial for kings, and the kingdom prospers properly.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, from him)

• द्विजातीन् (dvijātīn) - twice-born (dvijātīn) (specifically Brahmins in this context) (twice-born ones (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas))

• रक्षेत (rakṣeta) - should protect (should protect, might protect)

• ते (te) - they (they, those)

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

• रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they offer protection (they protect, they guard)

• रक्षिताः (rakṣitāḥ) - when protected (protected, guarded (ones))

• आशीः (āśīḥ) - blessings (blessing, wish, prayer)

• एषाम् (eṣām) - their (of these, their)

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

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - for kings (of kings)

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom (kingdom, nation, country)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, correctly, completely, perfectly)

• प्रवर्धते (pravardhate) - prospers (prospers, increases, thrives, grows)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of a celebrated hero of the Mahābhārata

From root bhī (to fear) + -ṣma suffix

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense (lit)

Formed from the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, from him)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of tad used as an adverb.

द्विजातीन् (dvijātīn) - twice-born (dvijātīn) (specifically Brahmins in this context) (twice-born ones (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born, a member of the three upper classes (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), a bird, a tooth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral/indeclinable
• jāti – birth, origin, class, caste
  noun (feminine)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of rakṣeta.

रक्षेत (rakṣeta) - should protect (should protect, might protect)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of rakṣ

optative mood

Parasmaipada, optative 3rd singular

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

ते (te) - they (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to dvijātīn.

हि (hi) - for (for, because, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis or cause.

रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they offer protection (they protect, they guard)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

present tense

Parasmaipada, present 3rd plural

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

रक्षिताः (rakṣitāḥ) - when protected (protected, guarded (ones))

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣita

rakṣita - protected, guarded, saved

past passive participle

Formed from root rakṣ (to protect) + suffix -ta

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

आशीः (āśīḥ) - blessings (blessing, wish, prayer)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśīs

āśīs - blessing, wish, prayer, benediction

From root aś (to obtain) + -īs suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Subject of bhavet.

एषाम् (eṣām) - their (of these, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these, he, she, it, they (proximal demonstrative)

Note: Possessive for āśīḥ.

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

(verb)

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

optative mood

Parasmaipada, optative 3rd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - for kings (of kings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

n-stem noun

Root: rāj (class 1)

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom (kingdom, nation, country)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, country, nation, state

From root rāj (to rule)

Root: rāj (class 1)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, correctly, completely, perfectly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of samyañc (proper, complete)

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Modifies pravardhate.

प्रवर्धते (pravardhate) - prospers (prospers, increases, thrives, grows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravṛdh

present tense

Atmanepada, present 3rd singular. pra is an upasarga.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)