महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-94, verse-2

राजानमनुवर्तन्ते तं पापाभिप्रवर्तकम् ।
अविनीतमनुष्यं तत्क्षिप्रं राष्ट्रं विनश्यति ॥२॥

2. rājānamanuvartante taṁ pāpābhipravartakam ,
avinītamanuṣyaṁ tatkṣipraṁ rāṣṭraṁ vinaśyati.

2. rājānam anuvartante tam pāpābhipravartakam
avīnītamanuṣyam tat kṣipram rāṣṭram vinaśyati

2. rājānam tam pāpābhipravartakam avīnītamanuṣyam
anuvartante tat rāṣṭram kṣipram vinaśyati

2. When people follow that king who promotes sinful acts and is an undisciplined man, that kingdom swiftly perishes.

Words meanings summery:

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king (accusative singular)

• अनुवर्तन्ते (anuvartante) - When people follow (they follow, they comply with)

• तम् (tam) - that (masculine accusative singular)

• पापाभिप्रवर्तकम् (pāpābhipravartakam) - who promotes sinful acts (one who instigates/promotes sin)

• अवीनीतमनुष्यम् (avīnītamanuṣyam) - an undisciplined man (an undisciplined/unruly man)

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter nominative singular)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - swiftly, quickly

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, country, nation

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

राजानम् (rājānam) - king (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अनुवर्तन्ते (anuvartante) - When people follow (they follow, they comply with)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

present middle

3rd plural present middle indicative, from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, him

Note: Refers to 'rājānam'.

पापाभिप्रवर्तकम् (pāpābhipravartakam) - who promotes sinful acts (one who instigates/promotes sin)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāpābhipravartaka

pāpābhipravartaka - one who causes or promotes sin/evil

Agent noun

Compound 'pāpa' (sin) + 'abhipravartaka' (instigator/promoter); the latter from 'abhi-pra-vṛt' + 'ṇvul' suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+abhipravartaka)

• pāpa – sin, evil, bad
  noun (neuter)
• abhipravartaka – instigator, promoter, cause
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'vṛt' with prefixes 'abhi' and 'pra' and 'ṇvul' suffix.
  Prefixes: abhi+pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to the king.

अवीनीतमनुष्यम् (avīnītamanuṣyam) - an undisciplined man (an undisciplined/unruly man)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avīnītamanuṣya

avīnītamanuṣya - an undisciplined, ill-behaved, or unruly man

Compound type : karmadhāraya (avīnīta+manuṣya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vinīta – disciplined, humble, well-behaved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'nī' with prefix 'vi', and 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nī (class 1)
• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king.

तत् (tat) - that (neuter nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'rāṣṭram'.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - swiftly, quickly

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially.

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, country, nation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, country, nation

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

(verb)

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

present active

3rd singular present active indicative, from root 'naś' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)