महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-81, verse-7

न हि राज्ञा प्रमादो वै कर्तव्यो मित्ररक्षणे ।
प्रमादिनं हि राजानं लोकाः परिभवन्त्युत ॥७॥

7. na hi rājñā pramādo vai kartavyo mitrarakṣaṇe ,
pramādinaṁ hi rājānaṁ lokāḥ paribhavantyuta.

7. na hi rājñā pramādaḥ vai kartavyaḥ mitrarakṣaṇe
pramādinam hi rājānam lokāḥ paribhavanti uta

7. hi rājñā mitrarakṣaṇe pramādaḥ na vai kartavyaḥ
hi lokāḥ pramādinam rājānam uta paribhavanti

7. Indeed, a king should never commit negligence in protecting his allies. For people truly despise a negligent king.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• प्रमादः (pramādaḥ) - negligence, carelessness, error

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly (emphatic particle)

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, should be done

• मित्ररक्षणे (mitrarakṣaṇe) - in the protection of allies, in protecting friends

• प्रमादिनम् (pramādinam) - negligent, careless

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (accusative singular)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - people (people, the worlds)

• परिभवन्ति (paribhavanti) - they despise (they despise, they insult, they overcome)

• उत (uta) - truly, indeed (and, also, moreover, indeed (emphatic))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

प्रमादः (pramādaḥ) - negligence, carelessness, error

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramāda

pramāda - negligence, carelessness, error

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, should be done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done

gerundive

Formed from root √kṛ + suffix -tavya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मित्ररक्षणे (mitrarakṣaṇe) - in the protection of allies, in protecting friends

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mitrarakṣaṇa

mitrarakṣaṇa - protection of friends/allies

Compound type : tatpurusha (mitra+rakṣaṇa)

• mitra – friend, ally
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• rakṣaṇa – protection, guarding
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from √rakṣ.
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

प्रमादिनम् (pramādinam) - negligent, careless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pramādin

pramādin - negligent, careless, inattentive

Derived from pramāda with suffix -in.

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - people (people, the worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, folk

परिभवन्ति (paribhavanti) - they despise (they despise, they insult, they overcome)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: bhū (class 1)

उत (uta) - truly, indeed (and, also, moreover, indeed (emphatic))

(indeclinable)