महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-91, verse-18

कामक्रोधावनादृत्य धर्ममेवानुपालयेत् ।
धर्मः श्रेयस्करतमो राज्ञां भरतसत्तम ॥१८॥

18. kāmakrodhāvanādṛtya dharmamevānupālayet ,
dharmaḥ śreyaskaratamo rājñāṁ bharatasattama.

18. kāmakrodhau anādṛtya dharmam eva anupālayet
dharmaḥ śreyaskaratamaḥ rājñām bharatasattama

18. kāmakrodhau anādṛtya dharmam eva anupālayet
bharatasattama rājñām dharmaḥ śreyaskaratamaḥ

18. Disregarding desire and anger, one should steadfastly uphold the natural law (dharma). For kings, O best of Bharatas, the natural law (dharma) is the most conducive to welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• कामक्रोधौ (kāmakrodhau) - desire and anger (desire and anger (dual))

• अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding (disregarding, disrespecting, slighting, having disregarded)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution)

• एव (eva) - steadfastly (implying 'only' or 'indeed') (alone, only, indeed, just)

• अनुपालयेत् (anupālayet) - one should uphold (one should follow, one should maintain, one should protect, one should uphold)

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

• श्रेयस्करतमः (śreyaskaratamaḥ) - most conducive to welfare (most conducive to welfare, most beneficial, most auspicious)

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - For kings (of kings)

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

कामक्रोधौ (kāmakrodhau) - desire and anger (desire and anger (dual))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kāmakrodha

kāmakrodha - desire and anger

Compound type : dvandva (kāma+krodha)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)

अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding (disregarding, disrespecting, slighting, having disregarded)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with negative prefix 'an' and upasarga 'ā' from root 'dṛ' (to regard, respect)

Prefixes: an+ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - steadfastly (implying 'only' or 'indeed') (alone, only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

अनुपालयेत् (anupālayet) - one should uphold (one should follow, one should maintain, one should protect, one should uphold)

(verb)

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

Causative/Denominative formation from 'anu' + 'pā' (to protect, govern)

Prefixes: anu+pā

Root: pā (class 2)

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)

श्रेयस्करतमः (śreyaskaratamaḥ) - most conducive to welfare (most conducive to welfare, most beneficial, most auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyaskaratama

śreyaskaratama - most conducive to welfare

Superlative of 'śreyaskara'

Compound type : tatpurusha (śreyas+kara+tama)

• śreyas – good, welfare, prosperity
  noun (neuter)
• kara – doer, maker, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
  suffix
  Superlative suffix

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - For kings (of kings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, name of a people/dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'sat'