महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-15, verse-15

न जात्वस्य तु वंशस्य राज्ञां कश्चित्कदाचन ।
राजासीद्यः प्रजापालः प्रजानामप्रियो भवेत् ॥१५॥

15. na jātvasya tu vaṁśasya rājñāṁ kaścitkadācana ,
rājāsīdyaḥ prajāpālaḥ prajānāmapriyo bhavet.

15. na jātu asya tu vaṃśasya rājñām kaścit kadācana
rājā āsīt yaḥ prajāpālaḥ prajānām apriyaḥ bhavet

15. asya vaṃśasya rājñām kaścit rājā yaḥ prajāpālaḥ
prajānām apriyaḥ bhavet saḥ tu jātu kadācana na āsīt

15. In this lineage of kings, there has never been any king who, despite being a protector of the people, was disliked by his subjects.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time, certainly

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वंशस्य (vaṁśasya) - of the lineage, of the family

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone, a certain (person)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

• राजा (rājā) - king

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• प्रजापालः (prajāpālaḥ) - protector of subjects/people

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the subjects, of the people

• अप्रियः (apriyaḥ) - disliked, unpleasant, not dear

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time, certainly

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वंशस्य (vaṁśasya) - of the lineage, of the family

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaṃśa

vaṁśa - lineage, family, race, bamboo

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain person/thing

Compound of interrogative pronoun 'ka' and indeclinable 'cit'

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ka+cit)

• ka – who, what
  pronoun (masculine)
• cit – a particle implying indefiniteness, at all
  indeclinable

Note: Refers to 'rājā'

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kadā' (when) and 'cana' (ever)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kadā+cana)

• kadā – when
  indeclinable
• cana – a particle indicating indefiniteness, even, at all
  indeclinable

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'rājā'

प्रजापालः (prajāpālaḥ) - protector of subjects/people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpāla

prajāpāla - protector of subjects/people

Compound of 'prajā' (subjects/people) and 'pāla' (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pāla)

• prajā – offspring, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adjective here, describing 'rājā'

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the subjects, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, subjects, people

अप्रियः (apriyaḥ) - disliked, unpleasant, not dear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apriya

apriya - disliked, unpleasant, not dear

Negative compound with 'a' and 'priya'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+priya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'rājā'

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)