महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-183, verse-27

अतो राज्ञः प्रधानत्वं शास्त्रप्रामाण्यदर्शनात् ।
उत्तरः सिध्यते पक्षो येन राजेति भाषितम् ॥२७॥

27. ato rājñaḥ pradhānatvaṁ śāstraprāmāṇyadarśanāt ,
uttaraḥ sidhyate pakṣo yena rājeti bhāṣitam.

27. ataḥ rājñaḥ pradhānatvam śāstraprāmāṇyadarśanāt
uttaraḥ sidhyate pakṣaḥ yena rājā iti bhāṣitam

27. Therefore, the king's preeminence is established through the demonstration of scriptural authority. By this means, the subsequent statement ('thus is a king') is proven.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king, by the king

• प्रधानत्वम् (pradhānatvam) - preeminence, supremacy, principal position, superiority

• शास्त्रप्रामाण्यदर्शनात् (śāstraprāmāṇyadarśanāt) - from observing the authority of the scriptures, by demonstrating the validity of sacred texts

• उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - the subsequent (proposition/argument) (subsequent, latter, superior, northern)

• सिध्यते (sidhyate) - is established, is accomplished, is proved, succeeds

• पक्षः (pakṣaḥ) - proposition or argument (side, argument, proposition, wing, party)

• येन (yena) - by this (reason) (by which, by whom, wherefore)

• राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - said, spoken, declared

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable).

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king, by the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

प्रधानत्वम् (pradhānatvam) - preeminence, supremacy, principal position, superiority

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradhānatva

pradhānatva - preeminence, supremacy, principal position, state of being primary

Derived from pradhāna (chief, principal) + tva (suffix forming abstract nouns).

शास्त्रप्रामाण्यदर्शनात् (śāstraprāmāṇyadarśanāt) - from observing the authority of the scriptures, by demonstrating the validity of sacred texts

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāstraprāmāṇyadarśana

śāstraprāmāṇyadarśana - demonstration/observation of scriptural authority/validity

Compound of śāstra (scripture), prāmāṇya (authority), and darśana (seeing, showing, doctrine).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstra+prāmāṇya+darśana)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, science
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• prāmāṇya – authority, validity, trustworthiness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from pramāṇa (proof, authority) + ya (suffix).
• darśana – seeing, showing, demonstration, doctrine, philosophy
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - the subsequent (proposition/argument) (subsequent, latter, superior, northern)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - subsequent, latter, superior, answer, northern

सिध्यते (sidhyate) - is established, is accomplished, is proved, succeeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sidh

Present Middle/Passive

Present 3rd person singular, middle/passive voice (Ātmanepada), from root √sidh.

Root: sidh (class 4)

पक्षः (pakṣaḥ) - proposition or argument (side, argument, proposition, wing, party)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣa

pakṣa - side, party, wing, fortnight, argument, proposition, opinion

Root: pakṣ (class 1)

येन (yena) - by this (reason) (by which, by whom, wherefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter of relative pronoun yad.

राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Used here in direct citation.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - said, spoken, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṣita

bhāṣita - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhāṣ (to speak) + kta (P.P.P. suffix).

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective or a noun here.