महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-193, verse-12

पालने हि महान्धर्मः प्रजानामिह दृश्यते ।
न तथा दृश्यतेऽरण्ये मा ते भूद्बुद्धिरीदृशी ॥१२॥

12. pālane hi mahāndharmaḥ prajānāmiha dṛśyate ,
na tathā dṛśyate'raṇye mā te bhūdbuddhirīdṛśī.

12. pālane hi mahān dharmaḥ prajānām iha dṛśyate na
tathā dṛśyate araṇye mā te bhūt buddhiḥ īdṛśī

12. Indeed, a great sense of natural law (dharma) is evident here in protecting the people, but it is not seen in the same way in the forest. May you not have such a thought.

Words meanings summery:

• पालने (pālane) - in protection, in governing

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law / duty concerning the protection of subjects (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

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

• इह (iha) - here referring to the current place/situation of ruling (here, in this world)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• न (na) - not

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

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest, in the wilderness

• मा (mā) - not, lest (prohibitive particle)

• ते (te) - your (possessive) (to you, your (genitive/dative of yuşmad))

• भूत् (bhūt) - may it be (not) (with `mā`) (let it be, may it be)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - thought or intention (intellect, mind, thought, understanding)

• ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such, of this kind

Words meanings and morphology

पालने (pālane) - in protection, in governing

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pālana

pālana - protecting, guarding, governing, nourishing

derived from √pāl (to protect)

Root: pāl (class 10)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Agrees with `dharmaḥ`

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law / duty concerning the protection of subjects (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

from √dhṛ (to support, uphold)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, subjects, people, creatures

from pra-√jan (to be born)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: In relation to `dharmaḥ` (duty concerning the subjects)

इह (iha) - here referring to the current place/situation of ruling (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive Indicative

3rd person singular, ātmanepada, present tense of √dṛś (passive voice)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following clause.

तथा (tathā) - in the same way (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive Indicative

3rd person singular, ātmanepada, present tense of √dṛś (passive voice)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest, in the wilderness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

मा (mā) - not, lest (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with injunctive to express prohibition.

ते (te) - your (possessive) (to you, your (genitive/dative of yuşmad))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Used as possessive here, "your (mind)"

भूत् (bhūt) - may it be (not) (with `mā`) (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, injunctive (luṅ) of bhū

Injunctive

3rd person singular, parasmaipada, injunctive mood of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used with 'mā' for prohibition or negation of desire.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - thought or intention (intellect, mind, thought, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, mind, perception, understanding, thought

from √budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of `bhūt`

ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

Note: Agrees with `buddhiḥ`