महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-91, verse-17

तस्माद्धि राजशार्दूल धर्मः श्रेष्ठ इति स्मृतः ।
स राजा यः प्रजाः शास्ति साधुकृत्पुरुषर्षभः ॥१७॥

17. tasmāddhi rājaśārdūla dharmaḥ śreṣṭha iti smṛtaḥ ,
sa rājā yaḥ prajāḥ śāsti sādhukṛtpuruṣarṣabhaḥ.

17. tasmāt hi rājaśārdūla dharmaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ iti smṛtaḥ
saḥ rājā yaḥ prajāḥ śāsti sādhukṛt puruṣarṣabhaḥ

17. rājaśārdūla tasmāt hi dharmaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ iti smṛtaḥ
puruṣarṣabhaḥ yaḥ sādhukṛt prajāḥ śāsti saḥ rājā

17. Therefore, O tiger among kings, the natural law (dharma) is considered supreme. He is truly a king, O bull among men, who governs his subjects righteously.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely)

• राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings (O tiger among kings, O best of kings)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, religion)

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - supreme (best, supreme, most excellent)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this way, so, as)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered (remembered, considered, traditionally known, recalled)

• सः (saḥ) - he (that, he)

• राजा (rājā) - a king (king)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - his subjects (subjects, people, progeny)

• शास्ति (śāsti) - governs (rules, governs, instructs)

• साधुकृत् (sādhukṛt) - righteously (one who does good, righteous doer, virtuous)

• पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - O bull among men (O bull among men, O best of men)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings (O tiger among kings, O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājaśārdūla

rājaśārdūla - tiger among kings, best of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+śārdūla)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, excellent (as a suffix indicating 'chief among')
  noun (masculine)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, religion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, religion

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - supreme (best, supreme, most excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, supreme, most excellent

Superlative degree from root 'śrī' (to shine)

Root: śrī (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this way, so, as)

(indeclinable)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered (remembered, considered, traditionally known, recalled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, considered, traditionally known

Past Passive Participle

From root 'smṛ' (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - a king (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - his subjects (subjects, people, progeny)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, subjects, people

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

शास्ति (śāsti) - governs (rules, governs, instructs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śās

Root: śās (class 2)

साधुकृत् (sādhukṛt) - righteously (one who does good, righteous doer, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhukṛt

sādhukṛt - one who does good, righteous doer

Compound type : tatpurusha (sādhu+kṛt)

• sādhu – good, righteous, virtuous, proper
  adjective (masculine)
• kṛt – doer, maker (suffix from root 'kṛ')
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from the root 'kṛ' with the agent suffix 'kvip'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - O bull among men (O bull among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)