महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-88, verse-24

प्रागेव तु करादानमनुभाष्य पुनः पुनः ।
संनिपत्य स्वविषये भयं राष्ट्रे प्रदर्शयेत् ॥२४॥

24. prāgeva tu karādānamanubhāṣya punaḥ punaḥ ,
saṁnipatya svaviṣaye bhayaṁ rāṣṭre pradarśayet.

24. prāk eva tu karādānam anubhāṣya punaḥ punaḥ
saṃnipatya svaviṣaye bhayam rāṣṭre pradarśayet

24. tu prāk eva punaḥ punaḥ karādānam anubhāṣya,
svaviṣaye saṃnipatya,
rāṣṭre bhayam pradarśayet

24. But first, having repeatedly explained the matter of tax collection, one should then, after gathering in one's own territory, reveal the danger (bhayam) to the kingdom.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, previously

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तु (tu) - but, however, and, moreover

• करादानम् (karādānam) - tax collection, taking of tribute

• अनुभाष्य (anubhāṣya) - having spoken about, having explained

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (in conjunction with the preceding 'punaḥ') (again, further)

• संनिपत्य (saṁnipatya) - having assembled, having gathered, having met

• स्वविषये (svaviṣaye) - in one's own territory, in one's own domain

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger, threat

• राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - to the kingdom/nation (as the recipient of the revealed danger) (to the kingdom, for the nation, concerning the country)

• प्रदर्शयेत् (pradarśayet) - one should show, he should display, he should reveal

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक् (prāk) - before, previously

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

करादानम् (karādānam) - tax collection, taking of tribute

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karādāna

karādāna - tax collection

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (kara+ādāna)

• kara – hand, ray, tax, tribute
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ādāna – taking, seizing, collection
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 3)

अनुभाष्य (anubhāṣya) - having spoken about, having explained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -ya after prefix 'anu' and root 'bhāṣ'.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (in conjunction with the preceding 'punaḥ') (again, further)

(indeclinable)

संनिपत्य (saṁnipatya) - having assembled, having gathered, having met

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -ya after prefixes 'sam' and 'ni' and root 'pat'.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

स्वविषये (svaviṣaye) - in one's own territory, in one's own domain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svaviṣaya

svaviṣaya - one's own territory/domain

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (sva+viṣaya)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (masculine)
• viṣaya – territory, domain, object of sense, subject
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: si (class 5)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger, threat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, danger

Root: bhī (class 3)

राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - to the kingdom/nation (as the recipient of the revealed danger) (to the kingdom, for the nation, concerning the country)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, nation, country

Note: Can also be locative, but dative fits 'show to' better.

प्रदर्शयेत् (pradarśayet) - one should show, he should display, he should reveal

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of pradarś

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)