महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-45

तथा च पृथिवीपाल यो भवेद्धर्मसंयुतः ।
अल्पायुः स हि मन्तव्यो न हि धर्मोऽस्ति कश्चन ॥४५॥

45. tathā ca pṛthivīpāla yo bhaveddharmasaṁyutaḥ ,
alpāyuḥ sa hi mantavyo na hi dharmo'sti kaścana.

45. tathā ca pṛthivīpāla yaḥ bhavet dharma-saṃyutaḥ
alpāyuḥ saḥ hi mantavyaḥ na hi dharmaḥ asti kaścana

45. And so, O protector of the earth, whoever is connected with natural law (dharma) should be considered short-lived, for indeed, no natural law (dharma) whatsoever exists (to protect them).

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O protector of the earth, O king)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who, which

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

• धर्म-संयुतः (dharma-saṁyutaḥ) - connected with natural law (dharma) (endowed with natural law (dharma), righteous)

• अल्पायुः (alpāyuḥ) - short-lived

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• हि (hi) - indeed, truly, surely

• मन्तव्यः (mantavyaḥ) - to be considered, should be thought, worthy of being thought

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, truly, surely

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any (natural law) whatsoever (anyone, whatsoever)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O protector of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

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

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

धर्म-संयुतः (dharma-saṁyutaḥ) - connected with natural law (dharma) (endowed with natural law (dharma), righteous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma-saṃyuta

dharma-saṁyuta - endowed with natural law (dharma), righteous, joined with dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃyuta)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty
  noun (masculine)
• saṃyuta – joined, connected, endowed, possessed of
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √yuj (to join, to connect) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

अल्पायुः (alpāyuḥ) - short-lived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpāyuṣ

alpāyuṣ - short-lived, having a short life

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+āyuṣ)

• alpa – small, little, short
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• āyuṣ – life, vital power
  noun (neuter)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

हि (hi) - indeed, truly, surely

(indeclinable)

मन्तव्यः (mantavyaḥ) - to be considered, should be thought, worthy of being thought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantavya

mantavya - to be considered, should be thought, worthy of being thought

Gerundive

from root √man (to think, to consider)

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, truly, surely

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

कश्चन (kaścana) - any (natural law) whatsoever (anyone, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, whatsoever, some

pronominal stem `kim` + indeclinable particle `cana`

Compound type : indeclinable compound (kim+cana)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• cana – any, even, at all (used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns)
  indeclinable