महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-84, verse-42

सर्वलोकं समं शक्तः सान्त्वेन कुरुते वशे ।
तस्मै मन्त्रः प्रयोक्तव्यो दण्डमाधित्सता नृप ॥४२॥

42. sarvalokaṁ samaṁ śaktaḥ sāntvena kurute vaśe ,
tasmai mantraḥ prayoktavyo daṇḍamādhitsatā nṛpa.

42. sarvalokam samam śaktaḥ sāntvena kurute vaśe
tasmai mantraḥ prayoktavyaḥ daṇḍam ādhitsatā nṛpa

42. nṛpa,
yaḥ sāntvena sarvalokam samam vaśe kurute,
tasmai daṇḍam ādhitsatā mantram prayoktavyaḥ

42. O King, to such a person who is capable of bringing all people equally under control through conciliation, counsel (mantra) should be offered by one who desires to wield authority (daṇḍa).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वलोकम् (sarvalokam) - all people, the entire world

• समम् (samam) - equally, alike

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

• सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliation, by gentle means

• कुरुते (kurute) - he makes, he does, he brings about

• वशे (vaśe) - under control, in power

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him

• मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - counsel, advice, sacred utterance

• प्रयोक्तव्यः (prayoktavyaḥ) - should be given, to be offered

• दण्डम् आधित्सता (daṇḍam ādhitsatā) - by one desiring to wield authority/power

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वलोकम् (sarvalokam) - all people, the entire world

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - all people, the whole world

Compound of sarva and loka

Compound type : Karma-Tatpurusha (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• loka – world, people, universe
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

समम् (samam) - equally, alike

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliation, by gentle means

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - conciliation, kind words, gentleness

कुरुते (kurute) - he makes, he does, he brings about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of kṛ

Present Indicative, Atmanepada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वशे (vaśe) - under control, in power

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, authority

Root: vaś (class 2)

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - counsel, advice, sacred utterance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - counsel, advice, sacred formula, hymn

Derived from root man (to think) + tra suffix

Root: man (class 4)

प्रयोक्तव्यः (prayoktavyaḥ) - should be given, to be offered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayoktavya

prayoktavya - to be employed, to be used, to be uttered, to be given

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoge)

Formed from pra-yuj (to employ) with tavya suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

दण्डम् आधित्सता (daṇḍam ādhitsatā) - by one desiring to wield authority/power

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daṇḍamādhitsat

daṇḍamādhitsat - one who desires to hold/wield a rod/authority/power

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Formed from the desiderative of ā-dhā, with daṇḍa as object

Compound type : Tatpurusha (secondary compound with participle) (daṇḍa+ādhitsat)

• daṇḍa – rod, staff, punishment, authority, power
  noun (masculine)
• ādhitsat – desiring to hold/place
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle (Desiderative)
  From desiderative stem of ā-dhā (to place, hold)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

नृप (nṛpa) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)