महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-92, verse-37

निग्रहानुग्रहौ चोभौ यत्र स्यातां प्रतिष्ठितौ ।
अस्मिँल्लोके परे चैव राजा तत्प्राप्नुते फलम् ॥३७॥

37. nigrahānugrahau cobhau yatra syātāṁ pratiṣṭhitau ,
asmiँlloke pare caiva rājā tatprāpnute phalam.

37. nigraha anugrahau ca ubhau yatra syātām pratiṣṭhitau
asmin loke pare ca eva rājā tat prāpnute phalam

37. yatra ubhau nigraha anugrahau ca pratiṣṭhitau syātām
rājā asmin loke pare ca eva tat phalam prāpnute

37. In which (state) both punishment and favor are duly administered, the king attains the corresponding reward in this world and also in the next.

Words meanings summery:

• निग्रह (nigraha) - Restraint, control, punishment, suppression

• अनुग्रहौ (anugrahau) - Favor, grace, kindness, assistance (dual form)

• च (ca) - And

• उभौ (ubhau) - Refers to 'nigraha' and 'anugraha'. (Both)

• यत्र (yatra) - Introduces a conditional clause. (Where, in which, in which case)

• स्याताम् (syātām) - May be, might be, should be

• प्रतिष्ठितौ (pratiṣṭhitau) - Duly administered, properly applied. (Established, founded, fixed, appointed (dual form))

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - In this

• लोके (loke) - In the world, in this realm

• परे (pare) - In the afterlife or heavenly realm. (In the other, in the next (world))

• च (ca) - And

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the "also". (Indeed, only, just, even)

• राजा (rājā) - King, ruler

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the fruit/result (phalam) mentioned later. (That, this)

• प्राप्नुते (prāpnute) - Obtains, attains, achieves

• फलम् (phalam) - The positive outcome or reward for the king's righteous actions. (Fruit, result, reward, consequence)

Words meanings and morphology

निग्रह (nigraha) - Restraint, control, punishment, suppression

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nigraha

nigraha - restraint, control, punishment, suppression

From root grah (to seize) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: First part of a dvandva compound which is declined in dual.

अनुग्रहौ (anugrahau) - Favor, grace, kindness, assistance (dual form)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anugraha

anugraha - favor, grace, kindness, assistance

From root grah (to seize) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Second part of a dvandva compound 'nigrahānugrahau', declined in nominative dual.

च (ca) - And

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in combination with 'ubhau' (both).

उभौ (ubhau) - Refers to 'nigraha' and 'anugraha'. (Both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Adjective for the dual subject 'nigrahānugrahau'.

यत्र (yatra) - Introduces a conditional clause. (Where, in which, in which case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'tat' in the main clause.

स्याताम् (syātām) - May be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Dual form, agreeing with 'nigrahānugrahau'.

प्रतिष्ठितौ (pratiṣṭhitau) - Duly administered, properly applied. (Established, founded, fixed, appointed (dual form))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, fixed, firm, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for the dual subject.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - In this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Qualifies 'loke'.

लोके (loke) - In the world, in this realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, universe

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Locative case, indicating place.

परे (pare) - In the afterlife or heavenly realm. (In the other, in the next (world))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, higher, next, supreme

Note: Implies 'loke', referring to the next world.

च (ca) - And

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two worlds.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the "also". (Indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - King, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Subject of 'prāpnute'.

तत् (tat) - Refers to the fruit/result (phalam) mentioned later. (That, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, acting as object, referring to 'phalam'.

प्राप्नुते (prāpnute) - Obtains, attains, achieves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āp

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Middle voice (ātmanepada) conjugation.

फलम् (phalam) - The positive outcome or reward for the king's righteous actions. (Fruit, result, reward, consequence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward, consequence, advantage

Note: Object of 'prāpnute'.