महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-2, verse-16

विदिताः क्षत्रधर्मास्ते येषां युद्धेन जीविका ।
यथा प्रवृत्तो नृपतिर्नाधिबन्धेन युज्यते ॥१६॥

16. viditāḥ kṣatradharmāste yeṣāṁ yuddhena jīvikā ,
yathā pravṛtto nṛpatirnādhibandhena yujyate.

16. viditāḥ kṣatradharmāḥ te yeṣām yuddhena jīvikā
yathā pravṛttaḥ nṛpatiḥ na adhibandhena yujyate

16. kṣatradharmāḥ viditāḥ te yeṣām jīvikā yuddhena [asti].
yathā pravṛttaḥ nṛpatiḥ adhibandhena na yujyate.

16. The duties of a warrior (kṣatradharma) are well-known to those whose livelihood is by warfare. Just as a king engaged (in battle) is not bound by restrictions.

Words meanings summery:

• विदिताः (viditāḥ) - (the warrior duties are) well-known (known, understood, revealed)

• क्षत्रधर्माः (kṣatradharmāḥ) - the natural law (dharma) or duties of a warrior (duties of a kshatriya, warrior's constitution)

• ते (te) - (they, the kshatriyas) (they, those)

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of those (warriors) (of whom, whose)

• युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by warfare (as a means) (by battle, by fight, by war)

• जीविका (jīvikā) - (whose) livelihood (is by warfare) (livelihood, means of subsistence)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - (a king) engaged (in an action, implied battle) (engaged, active, begun, proceeding)

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - a ruler (engaged in battle) (king, monarch)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अधिबन्धेन (adhibandhena) - by (any) restriction (by restriction, by impediment, by a tie)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is bound (by restrictions) (is joined, is bound, is connected, is engaged)

Words meanings and morphology

विदिताः (viditāḥ) - (the warrior duties are) well-known (known, understood, revealed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived, revealed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root vid (class 2) with the suffix kta

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with kṣatradharmāḥ.

क्षत्रधर्माः (kṣatradharmāḥ) - the natural law (dharma) or duties of a warrior (duties of a kshatriya, warrior's constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - duty of a kshatriya (warrior class), warrior's natural law, constitution of a warrior

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – warrior class, dominion, rule
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

ते (te) - (they, the kshatriyas) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the implied kṣatriyāḥ or introduces the relative clause.

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of those (warriors) (of whom, whose)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yat

yat - which, who, what

Note: Refers to te.

युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by warfare (as a means) (by battle, by fight, by war)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Instrument for livelihood.

जीविका (jīvikā) - (whose) livelihood (is by warfare) (livelihood, means of subsistence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvikā

jīvikā - livelihood, means of subsistence, profession

agent noun

from root jīv (to live) with suffix -ika

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - (a king) engaged (in an action, implied battle) (engaged, active, begun, proceeding)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - engaged, active, begun, proceeding, set forth, involved

Past Passive Participle

Prefix pra + root vṛt (class 1) with suffix kta

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies nṛpatiḥ.

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - a ruler (engaged in battle) (king, monarch)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, monarch, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of yujyate.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates yujyate.

अधिबन्धेन (adhibandhena) - by (any) restriction (by restriction, by impediment, by a tie)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adhibandha

adhibandha - bondage, restriction, impediment, fetter

Prefix: adhi

Root: bandh (class 9)

युज्यते (yujyate) - is bound (by restrictions) (is joined, is bound, is connected, is engaged)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)