महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-92, verse-44

न जात्वदक्षो नृपतिः प्रजाः शक्नोति रक्षितुम् ।
भारो हि सुमहांस्तात राज्यं नाम सुदुष्करम् ॥४४॥

44. na jātvadakṣo nṛpatiḥ prajāḥ śaknoti rakṣitum ,
bhāro hi sumahāṁstāta rājyaṁ nāma suduṣkaram.

44. na jātu adakṣaḥ nṛpatiḥ prajāḥ śaknoti rakṣitum
bhāraḥ hi sumahān tāta rājyam nāma suduraskaram

44. tāta adakṣaḥ nṛpatiḥ prajāḥ rakṣitum na śaknoti
jātu hi rājyam nāma sumahān bhāraḥ suduraskaram

44. An unskilled king is never able to protect his subjects. Indeed, dear one, the task of kingship (rājya) is a very great and extremely difficult burden.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• जातु (jātu) - never (ever, at any time (often with 'na' meaning 'never'))

• अदक्षः (adakṣaḥ) - unskilled, inefficient, inexpert

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, ruler

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, progeny, people

• शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

• रक्षितुम् (rakṣitum) - to protect, to guard

• भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden, load, weight

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very mighty

• तात (tāta) - dear one (form of address) (dear father, dear one, sir)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingship (rājya) (kingship, kingdom, sovereignty)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, what is called (by name, indeed, specifically)

• सुदुरस्करम् (suduraskaram) - very difficult, extremely hard to accomplish

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - never (ever, at any time (often with 'na' meaning 'never'))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'never'.

अदक्षः (adakṣaḥ) - unskilled, inefficient, inexpert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adakṣa

adakṣa - unskilled, inefficient, clumsy, inexpert

From a- (privative) + dakṣa (skilled)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dakṣa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  privative prefix
• dakṣa – skilled, able, clever, efficient
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √dakṣ
  Root: dakṣ (class 1)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men, ruler

Compound of nṛ (man) and pati (master)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, progeny, people

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creation

From pra-√jan

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root class 5, Parasmaipada, Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: śak (class 5)

रक्षितुम् (rakṣitum) - to protect, to guard

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive formed from root √rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden, load, weight

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - burden, load, weight, charge, responsibility

From root √bhṛ (to bear)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very mighty, enormous

Compound of su- (good/excellent/very) and mahat (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mahat – great, large, mighty, important
  adjective (neuter)

तात (tāta) - dear one (form of address) (dear father, dear one, sir)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, sir (term of endearment or respect)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingship (rājya) (kingship, kingdom, sovereignty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingship, kingdom, sovereignty, reign

From rājan (king) + -ya (suffix)

नाम (nāma) - by name, what is called (by name, indeed, specifically)

(indeclinable)

सुदुरस्करम् (suduraskaram) - very difficult, extremely hard to accomplish

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suduraskara

suduraskara - very difficult, extremely hard to do/accomplish

Compound of su- (very) + dur- (difficult) + kara (doing)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dur+kara)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• dur – hard, difficult, bad, ill
  indeclinable
  prefix
• kara – doing, making, causing, doer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  From root √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)