महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-86, verse-21

राज्ञो वधं चिकीर्षेद्यस्तस्य चित्रो वधो भवेत् ।
आजीवकस्य स्तेनस्य वर्णसंकरकस्य च ॥२१॥

21. rājño vadhaṁ cikīrṣedyastasya citro vadho bhavet ,
ājīvakasya stenasya varṇasaṁkarakasya ca.

21. rājñaḥ vadham cikīrṣet yaḥ tasya citraḥ vadhaḥ
bhavet ājīvakasya stenasya varṇasaṃkarakasya ca

21. yaḥ rājñaḥ vadham cikīrṣet tasya citraḥ vadhaḥ
bhavet ājīvakasya stenasya ca varṇasaṃkarakasya

21. Whoever intends to kill the king, his execution should be severe and varied. The same (severe punishment applies) to a deceiver (ājīvaka), a thief, and one who causes caste (varṇa) mixture (saṃkara).

Words meanings summery:

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• वधम् (vadham) - murder (killing, murder, execution)

• चिकीर्षेत् (cikīrṣet) - intends to kill/commit (he should desire to do, intends to commit, wishes to perform)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (execution) (his, of him, to him)

• चित्रः (citraḥ) - severe and varied (various, manifold, severe, strange, wonderful)

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - execution (killing, execution, murder)

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

• आजीवकस्य (ājīvakasya) - of a deceiver (of a mendicant, of one living by specific means (often implying improper or deceitful))

• स्तेनस्य (stenasya) - of a thief

• वर्णसंकरकस्य (varṇasaṁkarakasya) - of one who causes caste (varṇa) mixture (saṃkara) (of one who causes caste mixture/confusion of classes)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Possessive, "of the king".

वधम् (vadham) - murder (killing, murder, execution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, murder, execution, striking, injury

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of the desired action.

चिकीर्षेत् (cikīrṣet) - intends to kill/commit (he should desire to do, intends to commit, wishes to perform)

(verb)

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

Desiderative, Optative Mood, Third Person Singular

from root kṛ + desiderative suffix -sa + optative ending

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject is `yaḥ`.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

तस्य (tasya) - his (execution) (his, of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to `yaḥ`.

चित्रः (citraḥ) - severe and varied (various, manifold, severe, strange, wonderful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citra

citra - bright, clear, various, manifold, wonderful, strange, severe

Note: Qualifies `vadhaḥ`.

वधः (vadhaḥ) - execution (killing, execution, murder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, murder, execution, striking, injury

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Subject of `bhavet`.

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

(verb)

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

Optative Mood, Third Person Singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

आजीवकस्य (ājīvakasya) - of a deceiver (of a mendicant, of one living by specific means (often implying improper or deceitful))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ājīvaka

ājīvaka - one who lives by a certain profession; a mendicant, a follower of the Ajivika sect, often implying one who deceives for a living or is a fraudster in a legal context

from ā-jīv (to live)

Prefix: ā

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: The severe punishment applies to this category of person.

स्तेनस्य (stenasya) - of a thief

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of stena

stena - thief, robber

Root: sten (class 10)

Note: The severe punishment applies to this category of person.

वर्णसंकरकस्य (varṇasaṁkarakasya) - of one who causes caste (varṇa) mixture (saṃkara) (of one who causes caste mixture/confusion of classes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varṇasaṃkaraka

varṇasaṁkaraka - one who causes confusion of castes, one who creates a mixed caste

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṇa+saṃkaraka)

• varṇa – color, caste, class, social order
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkaraka – one who mixes, confuses, contaminates
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from saṃ-kṛ
  from prefix saṃ- (together, completely) + root kṛ (to do, make) + agent suffix -aka
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The severe punishment applies to this category of person.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of offenders.