महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-11

येनाभिषिक्तो नृपतिर्वारुणं गुणमृच्छति ।
तेन राजापि सन्कृत्स्नं सम्राड्गुणमभीप्सति ॥११॥

11. yenābhiṣikto nṛpatirvāruṇaṁ guṇamṛcchati ,
tena rājāpi sankṛtsnaṁ samrāḍguṇamabhīpsati.

11. yena abhiṣiktaḥ nṛpatiḥ vāruṇam guṇam ṛcchati
tena rājā api san kṛtsnam samrāṭguṇam abhīpsati

11. A king, when consecrated, attains the quality of Varuna. Therefore, even a king, by virtue of being a king, desires to fully achieve the quality of an emperor.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by virtue of which (consecration) (by which, by whom, wherefore)

• अभिषिक्तः (abhiṣiktaḥ) - consecrated, anointed

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

• वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - the qualities or power associated with Varuna, the god of cosmic order and justice (pertaining to Varuna)

• गुणम् (guṇam) - quality, attribute, excellence

• ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - obtains, reaches, goes to

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on account of that

• राजा (rājā) - king

• अपि (api) - even, also

• सन् (san) - even while being (a king) (being, existing)

• कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire, whole, complete

• सम्राट्गुणम् (samrāṭguṇam) - the quality of an emperor

• अभीप्सति (abhīpsati) - desires, wishes for, strives for

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by virtue of which (consecration) (by which, by whom, wherefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: The referent is the process of consecration (abhiṣeka).

अभिषिक्तः (abhiṣiktaḥ) - consecrated, anointed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiṣikta

abhiṣikta - consecrated, anointed, bathed

past passive participle

Derived from root sic (to sprinkle) with upasarga abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `nṛpatiḥ`.

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

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

Note: Subject of `ṛcchati`.

वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - the qualities or power associated with Varuna, the god of cosmic order and justice (pertaining to Varuna)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - relating to Varuna, belonging to Varuna

Derived from Varuna.

Note: Qualifies `guṇam`.

गुणम् (guṇam) - quality, attribute, excellence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, excellence, virtue, string

Note: Object of `ṛcchati`.

ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - obtains, reaches, goes to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ṛch

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root ṛch (class 6).

Root: ṛch (class 6)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on account of that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Acts adverbially, meaning 'therefore'.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of `abhīpsati`.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `rājā`.

सन् (san) - even while being (a king) (being, existing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true

present active participle

Derived from root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `rājā`.

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete

Note: Qualifies `samrāṭguṇam`.

सम्राट्गुणम् (samrāṭguṇam) - the quality of an emperor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samrāṭguṇa

samrāṭguṇa - quality of an emperor, emperorship

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samrāj+guṇa)

• samrāj – emperor, sovereign ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, excellence, virtue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `abhīpsati`.

अभीप्सति (abhīpsati) - desires, wishes for, strives for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of īps

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Desiderative form of root āp (to obtain) with upasarga abhi. (i.e. abhi-āp > abhīps)

Prefix: abhi

Root: āp (class 5)