महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-92, verse-8

राजैव कर्ता भूतानां राजैव च विनाशकः ।
धर्मात्मा यः स कर्ता स्यादधर्मात्मा विनाशकः ॥८॥

8. rājaiva kartā bhūtānāṁ rājaiva ca vināśakaḥ ,
dharmātmā yaḥ sa kartā syādadharmātmā vināśakaḥ.

8. rāja eva kartā bhūtānām rāja eva ca vināśakaḥ
dharmātmā yaḥ saḥ kartā syāt adharmātmā vināśakaḥ

8. rāja eva bhūtānām kartā ca rāja eva vināśakaḥ
yaḥ dharmātmā saḥ kartā syāt adharmātmā vināśakaḥ

8. The king himself is the creator of beings, and the king himself is the destroyer. He who is righteous in spirit (dharma) becomes the creator, and he who is unrighteous in spirit becomes the destroyer.

Words meanings summery:

• राज (rāja) - the king (king, ruler)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• कर्ता (kartā) - the creator (doer, maker, creator)

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings (of beings, of creatures)

• राज (rāja) - the king (king, ruler)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

• विनाशकः (vināśakaḥ) - the destroyer (destroyer, annihilator)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - he who is righteous in spirit (dharma) (righteous in spirit, whose nature is dharma)

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• कर्ता (kartā) - the creator (doer, maker, creator)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, should be, would be)

• अधर्मात्मा (adharmātmā) - he who is unrighteous in spirit (unrighteous in spirit, whose nature is unrighteousness)

• विनाशकः (vināśakaḥ) - the destroyer (destroyer, annihilator)

Words meanings and morphology

राज (rāja) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

कर्ता (kartā) - the creator (doer, maker, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, creator, agent

Agent noun

Derived from root kṛ- (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings (of beings, of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element; past; truly

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū- (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

राज (rāja) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

(indeclinable)

विनाशकः (vināśakaḥ) - the destroyer (destroyer, annihilator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśaka

vināśaka - destroyer, annihilator, ruinous

Agent noun

Derived from root naś- (to perish) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - he who is righteous in spirit (dharma) (righteous in spirit, whose nature is dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous in spirit, whose nature is dharma, virtuous soul

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛ- (to uphold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing yaḥ.

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Corresponds to saḥ.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Correlative to yaḥ.

कर्ता (kartā) - the creator (doer, maker, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, creator, agent

Agent noun

Derived from root kṛ- (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative mood, third person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

अधर्मात्मा (adharmātmā) - he who is unrighteous in spirit (unrighteous in spirit, whose nature is unrighteousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharmātman

adharmātman - unrighteous in spirit, whose nature is adharma, unvirtuous soul

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adharma+ātman)

• adharma – unrighteousness, injustice, wrong conduct
  noun (masculine)
  Negative prefix a- + dharma.
  Prefix: a
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adjective, implicitly understood with yaḥ or saḥ.

विनाशकः (vināśakaḥ) - the destroyer (destroyer, annihilator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśaka

vināśaka - destroyer, annihilator, ruinous

Agent noun

Derived from root naś- (to perish) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)