महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-34

कच्चिन्नोग्रेण दण्डेन भृशमुद्वेजितप्रजाः ।
राष्ट्रं तवानुशासन्ति मन्त्रिणो भरतर्षभ ॥३४॥

34. kaccinnogreṇa daṇḍena bhṛśamudvejitaprajāḥ ,
rāṣṭraṁ tavānuśāsanti mantriṇo bharatarṣabha.

34. kaccit na ugreṇa daṇḍena bhṛśam udvejita prajāḥ
rāṣṭram tava anuśāsanti mantriṇaḥ bharatarṣabha

34. O best among Bharatas, I hope your ministers are not governing your state by severely distressing the subjects through harsh punishment.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope not; is it not that?

• न (na) - not

• उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - with a severe, with a harsh

• दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by punishment, with a rod, by force

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, severely

• उद्वेजित (udvejita) - distressed, agitated

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, state, realm

• तव (tava) - your

• अनुशासन्ति (anuśāsanti) - they govern, they rule

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope not; is it not that?

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - with a severe, with a harsh

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, severe, harsh, terrible, powerful

Note: Agrees with daṇḍena.

दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by punishment, with a rod, by force

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, rod, staff, punishment, chastisement, fine, scepter

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, severely

(indeclinable)

उद्वेजित (udvejita) - distressed, agitated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of udvejita

udvejita - agitated, distressed, tormented, frightened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vij (to tremble, to be agitated) with the prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: √vij (class 6)

Note: Agrees with prajāḥ.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - subjects, progeny, people, creatures

Note: Object of the implied distressing action.

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, state, realm

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, state, country, empire

Note: Object of the verb anuśāsanti.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Possessive pronoun referring to the interlocutor.

अनुशासन्ति (anuśāsanti) - they govern, they rule

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Derived from the root √śās (to rule, to command) with the prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: √śās (class 2)

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

Note: Subject of the verb anuśāsanti.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharatas, best among Bharatas, chief of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king from whom the Bharata dynasty descends
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)