महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-128, verse-48

प्रजाः पालयते यो हि धर्मेण मनुजाधिपः ।
तस्य धर्मार्जिता लोकाः प्रजापालनसंचिताः ॥४८॥

48. prajāḥ pālayate yo hi dharmeṇa manujādhipaḥ ,
tasya dharmārjitā lokāḥ prajāpālanasaṁcitāḥ.

48. prajāḥ pālayate yaḥ hi dharmeṇa manuja-adhipaḥ
tasya dharma-arjitāḥ lokāḥ prajā-pālana-saṃcitāḥ

48. yaḥ manuja-adhipaḥ hi dharmeṇa prajāḥ pālayate
tasya dharma-arjitāḥ prajā-pālana-saṃcitāḥ lokāḥ

48. The lord of men (manujādhipa) who protects his subjects according to natural law (dharma)—for him, worlds (lokas) are earned by that natural law (dharma), accumulated through the protection of his subjects.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, offspring

• पालयते (pālayate) - he protects, he guards

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to natural law (dharma) (by dharma, according to dharma)

• मनुज-अधिपः (manuja-adhipaḥ) - lord of men, king

• तस्य (tasya) - for him, his

• धर्म-अर्जिताः (dharma-arjitāḥ) - earned by natural law (dharma) (earned by dharma, acquired by righteousness)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds or realms (as rewards) (worlds, realms, people)

• प्रजा-पालन-संचिताः (prajā-pālana-saṁcitāḥ) - accumulated by the protection of subjects

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, offspring

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, subjects, people

पालयते (pālayate) - he protects, he guards

(verb)

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

Present middle

Causative of root 'pā' (to protect), class 10. Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root: pā (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to natural law (dharma) (by dharma, according to dharma)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

मनुज-अधिपः (manuja-adhipaḥ) - lord of men, king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manujādhipa

manujādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+adhipa)

• manuja – born of Manu, human, man
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

तस्य (tasya) - for him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

धर्म-अर्जिताः (dharma-arjitāḥ) - earned by natural law (dharma) (earned by dharma, acquired by righteousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmārjita

dharmārjita - acquired by righteousness, earned by duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+arjita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• arjita – acquired, earned, gained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: ṛj (class 6)

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds or realms (as rewards) (worlds, realms, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, folk

प्रजा-पालन-संचिताः (prajā-pālana-saṁcitāḥ) - accumulated by the protection of subjects

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajāpālanasaṃcita

prajāpālanasaṁcita - collected/accumulated by the protection of subjects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pālana+saṃcita)

• prajā – offspring, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
• pālana – protecting, guarding, nourishing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pā (class 2)
• saṃcita – collected, accumulated, gathered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ci (class 5)