महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-136, verse-7

धर्मकामाः स्थिता धर्मे सुकृतैर्धर्मसेतवः ।
यानुपाश्रित्य जीवन्ति प्रजाः सर्वाश्चतुर्विधाः ॥७॥

7. dharmakāmāḥ sthitā dharme sukṛtairdharmasetavaḥ ,
yānupāśritya jīvanti prajāḥ sarvāścaturvidhāḥ.

7. dharmakāmāḥ sthitāḥ dharme sukṛtaiḥ dharmasetavaḥ
yān upāśritya jīvanti prajāḥ sarvāḥ ca caturvidhāḥ

7. Desirous of upholding natural law (dharma), they are firmly established in it, and by their meritorious deeds, they serve as pillars of (dharma), upon whom all four kinds of beings rely for their existence.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मकामाः (dharmakāmāḥ) - desirous of upholding natural law (dharma) (desirous of (dharma), pursuing righteousness)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established, firm, standing

• धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law, in righteousness

• सुकृतैः (sukṛtaiḥ) - by good deeds, by meritorious actions

• धर्मसेतवः (dharmasetavaḥ) - bridges of (dharma), pillars of natural law

• यान् (yān) - whom (the pillars of dharma) (whom, which (masc. acc. pl.))

• उपाश्रित्य (upāśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, relying upon

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they exist

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, offspring, subjects, people

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• च (ca) - and, also

• चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - of four kinds, fourfold

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मकामाः (dharmakāmāḥ) - desirous of upholding natural law (dharma) (desirous of (dharma), pursuing righteousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmakāma

dharmakāma - desirous of (dharma), loving righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+kāma)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  from √kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Refers to those who seek dharma.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established, firm, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

from √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law, in righteousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सुकृतैः (sukṛtaiḥ) - by good deeds, by meritorious actions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sukṛta

sukṛta - a good deed, meritorious act, well-done

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, deed, work
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from √kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as "by their good deeds".

धर्मसेतवः (dharmasetavaḥ) - bridges of (dharma), pillars of natural law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmasetu

dharmasetu - a bridge or pillar of (dharma), a protector of righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+setu)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• setu – a bridge, a dam, a band, a limit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: si (class 5)

Note: Refers to those who uphold and maintain dharma.

यान् (yān) - whom (the pillars of dharma) (whom, which (masc. acc. pl.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the "bridges of dharma" or the wise persons themselves.

उपाश्रित्य (upāśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, relying upon

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from upa-ā-√śri (to resort to, depend on)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

present

Root: jīv (class 1)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, offspring, subjects, people

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, creatures, subjects, people

from pra-√jan (to procreate)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with `prajāḥ`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - of four kinds, fourfold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of caturvidha

caturvidha - fourfold, of four kinds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+vidha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  from √dhā (to place, arrange) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `prajāḥ`.