महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-84, verse-48

राज्यं प्रणिधिमूलं हि मन्त्रसारं प्रचक्षते ।
स्वामिनं त्वनुवर्तन्ति वृत्त्यर्थमिह मन्त्रिणः ॥४८॥

48. rājyaṁ praṇidhimūlaṁ hi mantrasāraṁ pracakṣate ,
svāminaṁ tvanuvartanti vṛttyarthamiha mantriṇaḥ.

48. rājyaṃ praṇidhimūlaṃ hi mantrasāraṃ pracakṣate
svāminaṃ tu anuvarṭanti vṛttyarthaṃ iha mantriṇaḥ

48. hi rājyaṃ praṇidhimūlaṃ mantrasāraṃ pracakṣate
mantriṇaḥ tu iha vṛttyarthaṃ svāminaṃ anuvarṭanti

48. Indeed, they declare that a kingdom's foundation lies in intelligence (or 'covert agents') and its essence in strategic counsel (mantra). However, in this world, ministers merely follow the sovereign for the sake of their livelihood.

Words meanings summery:

• राज्यं (rājyaṁ) - kingdom, realm, state

• प्रणिधिमूलं (praṇidhimūlaṁ) - rooted in intelligence/spies, having agents as its foundation

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• मन्त्रसारं (mantrasāraṁ) - whose essence is counsel, whose core is strategy

• प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate) - they declare, they describe, they call

• स्वामिनं (svāminaṁ) - the master, the lord, the sovereign

• तु (tu) - but, however, and

• अनुवर्टन्ति (anuvarṭanti) - they follow, they attend upon, they comply with

• वृत्त्यर्थं (vṛttyarthaṁ) - for the sake of livelihood, for subsistence

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

Words meanings and morphology

राज्यं (rājyaṁ) - kingdom, realm, state

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, state

प्रणिधिमूलं (praṇidhimūlaṁ) - rooted in intelligence/spies, having agents as its foundation

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praṇidhimūla

praṇidhimūla - that which has spies/intelligence as its root/foundation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (praṇidhi+mūla)

• praṇidhi – spy, secret agent, intelligence; deposit, pledge
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, foundation, origin, source
  noun (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रसारं (mantrasāraṁ) - whose essence is counsel, whose core is strategy

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mantrasāra

mantrasāra - that which has counsel/strategy as its essence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mantra+sāra)

• mantra – counsel, advice, strategy, sacred utterance
  noun (masculine)
• sāra – essence, core, strength, best part
  noun (neuter)

प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate) - they declare, they describe, they call

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pracakṣ

Prefix: pra

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

स्वामिनं (svāminaṁ) - the master, the lord, the sovereign

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svāmin

svāmin - master, lord, owner, sovereign

तु (tu) - but, however, and

(indeclinable)

अनुवर्टन्ति (anuvarṭanti) - they follow, they attend upon, they comply with

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वृत्त्यर्थं (vṛttyarthaṁ) - for the sake of livelihood, for subsistence

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛtti+artha)

• vṛtti – livelihood, subsistence, conduct, profession
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially as an accusative of purpose.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor