महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-86, verse-24

न परस्य श्रवादेव परेषां दण्डमर्पयेत् ।
आगमानुगमं कृत्वा बध्नीयान्मोक्षयेत वा ॥२४॥

24. na parasya śravādeva pareṣāṁ daṇḍamarpayet ,
āgamānugamaṁ kṛtvā badhnīyānmokṣayeta vā.

24. na parasya śravāt eva pareṣām daṇḍam arpayet
āgamānugamam kṛtvā badhnīyāt mokṣayeta vā

24. parasya śravāt eva pareṣām daṇḍam na arpayet
āgamānugamam kṛtvā badhnīyāt vā mokṣayeta

24. One should not impose punishment (daṇḍa) on others based solely on another's statement. Instead, after investigating according to authoritative texts, one should either imprison or release them.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• परस्य (parasya) - of another, of someone else

• श्रवात् (śravāt) - from hearing, from a report, from a statement

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others, to others

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

• अर्पयेत् (arpayet) - should impose, should offer, should give

• आगमानुगमम् (āgamānugamam) - following the sacred texts/tradition, investigating according to the rule

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing, performing

• बध्नीयात् (badhnīyāt) - should bind, should imprison

• मोक्षयेत (mokṣayeta) - should release, should liberate

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

परस्य (parasya) - of another, of someone else

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, different, foreign, supreme

श्रवात् (śravāt) - from hearing, from a report, from a statement

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śrava

śrava - hearing, report, rumor, sound

Derived from root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others, to others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, different, foreign

Note: Functions as dative plural here, 'to others.'

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, rod, staff, punishment, chastisement, justice

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

अर्पयेत् (arpayet) - should impose, should offer, should give

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of arpay

Optative (causative)

3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice of the causative of root ṛ (to go) or ṛc (to offer).

Root: ṛ (class 3)

आगमानुगमम् (āgamānugamam) - following the sacred texts/tradition, investigating according to the rule

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgamānugama

āgamānugama - following the sacred tradition/texts, investigation according to rule/tradition

Compound of āgama (sacred text, tradition) and anugama (following).

Compound type : tatpurusha (āgama+anugama)

• āgama – coming, approach, traditional text, scripture, authority
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• anugama – following, conformity, compliance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially as 'after doing the following of the āgama'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing, performing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बध्नीयात् (badhnīyāt) - should bind, should imprison

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of bandh

Optative

3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice.

Root: bandh (class 9)

मोक्षयेत (mokṣayeta) - should release, should liberate

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (Liṅ) of mokṣay

Optative (causative)

3rd person singular, optative mood, middle voice (ātmanepada) of the causative of root muc (to release, free).

Root: muc (class 6)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)