महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-97, verse-10

या तु धर्मविलोपेन मर्यादाभेदनेन च ।
तां वृत्तिं नानुवर्तेत विजिगीषुर्महीपतिः ।
धर्मलब्धाद्धि विजयात्को लाभोऽभ्यधिको भवेत् ॥१०॥

10. yā tu dharmavilopena maryādābhedanena ca ,
tāṁ vṛttiṁ nānuvarteta vijigīṣurmahīpatiḥ ,
dharmalabdhāddhi vijayātko lābho'bhyadhiko bhavet.

10. yā tu dharmavilopena maryādābhedanena
ca tām vṛttim na anuvartera
vijigīṣuḥ mahīpatiḥ dharmalabdhat hi
vijayāt kaḥ lābhaḥ abhyadhikaḥ bhavet

10. yā tu dharmavilopena ca maryādābhedanena yuktā asti,
tām vṛttim vijigīṣuḥ mahīpatiḥ na anuvartera.
hi dharmalabdhat vijayāt kaḥ abhyadhikaḥ lābhaḥ bhavet?

10. A king (mahīpati) desirous of victory should not follow that conduct which involves the transgression of natural law (dharma) and the breaking of boundaries (maryādā). Indeed, what greater gain could there be than a victory obtained by upholding natural law (dharma)?

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - which (feminine singular nominative)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• धर्मविलोपेन (dharmavilopena) - by the transgression of natural law (dharma)

• मर्यादाभेदनेन (maryādābhedanena) - by the breaking of boundaries (maryādā)

• च (ca) - and

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular accusative)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct, course of action, behavior, livelihood

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुवर्तेर (anuvartera) - should follow, should pursue, should observe

• विजिगीषुः (vijigīṣuḥ) - desirous of victory, wishing to conquer

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, ruler of the earth

• धर्मलब्धत् (dharmalabdhat) - from a victory obtained through natural law (dharma)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• विजयात् (vijayāt) - from victory, by means of victory

• कः (kaḥ) - what, who (masculine singular nominative)

• लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, profit, advantage

• अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - greater, superior, excessive

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, might be

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - which (feminine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

धर्मविलोपेन (dharmavilopena) - by the transgression of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharmavilopa

dharmavilopa - transgression of dharma, violation of natural law/duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vilopa)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vilopa – violation, transgression, destruction, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lup (class 6)

मर्यादाभेदनेन (maryādābhedanena) - by the breaking of boundaries (maryādā)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of maryādābhedana

maryādābhedana - breaking of limits/boundaries/conventions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maryādā+bhedana)

• maryādā – boundary, limit, rule, convention, moral standard
  noun (feminine)
• bhedana – breaking, splitting, dividing, violating
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct, course of action, behavior, livelihood

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - conduct, course of action, behavior, livelihood, mode of life, function

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनुवर्तेर (anuvartera) - should follow, should pursue, should observe

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of anu-vṛt

root 'vṛt' with prefix 'anu', middle voice, optative mood

Optative middle voice form of 'anuvṛt' (anu + vṛt)

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

विजिगीषुः (vijigīṣuḥ) - desirous of victory, wishing to conquer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijigīṣu

vijigīṣu - desirous of victory, wishing to conquer, aspiring to triumph

Desiderative form, agent noun

Desiderative of 'vi-ji' (to conquer)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, ruler of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king, sovereign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mah (class 1)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

धर्मलब्धत् (dharmalabdhat) - from a victory obtained through natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharmalabdha

dharmalabdha - obtained through dharma, acquired righteously

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+labdha)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• labdha – obtained, gained, acquired
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: labh (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

विजयात् (vijayāt) - from victory, by means of victory

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - what, who (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, profit, advantage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, profit, acquisition, advantage, benefit

Root: labh (class 1)

अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - greater, superior, excessive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - greater, superior, additional, excessive, abundant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (abhi+adhika)

• abhi – towards, over, greatly, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• adhika – more, excessive, superior, greater
  adjective

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, might be

(verb)

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

Optative form of root 'bhū'

From root 'bhū' (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)