महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-79, verse-35

ब्राह्मणो यदि वा वैश्यः शूद्रो वा राजसत्तम ।
दस्युभ्योऽथ प्रजा रक्षेद्दण्डं धर्मेण धारयन् ॥३५॥

35. brāhmaṇo yadi vā vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā rājasattama ,
dasyubhyo'tha prajā rakṣeddaṇḍaṁ dharmeṇa dhārayan.

35. brāhmaṇaḥ yadi vā vaiśyaḥ śūdraḥ vā rājasattama
dasyubhyaḥ atha prajā rakṣet daṇḍam dharmeṇa dhārayan

35. rājasattama,
yadi brāhmaṇaḥ vā vaiśyaḥ vā śūdraḥ [anyatamaḥ],
[saḥ eva] atha dasyubhyaḥ prajā rakṣet,
[ca] daṇḍam dharmeṇa dhārayan [syāt].

35. "O best of kings, whether it be a Brahmin, or a Vaishya, or even a Shudra—that person, wielding the rod of authority in accordance with natural law (dharma), should then protect the people from bandits."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya, one belonging to the merchant/agricultural class

• शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a Shudra, one belonging to the laborer class

• वा (vā) - or

• राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings

• दस्युभ्यः (dasyubhyaḥ) - from robbers, from bandits

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, therefore

• प्रजा (prajā) - people, subjects, offspring

• रक्षेत् (rakṣet) - he should protect, he should guard

• दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, rod, authority, scepter

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (by means of natural law, righteously, justly)

• धारयन् (dhārayan) - bearing, wielding, holding

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya, one belonging to the merchant/agricultural class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya

vaiśya - a Vaishya, a member of the merchant and agricultural class

शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a Shudra, one belonging to the laborer class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a Shudra, a member of the laborer class

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best among kings, O best of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent (superlative of sat)
  adjective (masculine)

दस्युभ्यः (dasyubhyaḥ) - from robbers, from bandits

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, bandit, enemy

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, therefore

(indeclinable)

प्रजा (prajā) - people, subjects, offspring

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, people, subjects

रक्षेत् (rakṣet) - he should protect, he should guard

(verb)

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

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, rod, authority, scepter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, staff, rod, punishment, authority, scepter

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (by means of natural law, righteously, justly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution, virtue

धारयन् (dhārayan) - bearing, wielding, holding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārayat

dhārayat - bearing, holding, wielding, sustaining

Present Active Participle (Causal)

present active participle of the causal form of root dhṛ (class 1)

Root: dhṛ (class 10)