महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-38

ये जीवन्ति स्वधर्मेण संभुञ्जन्ते च पार्थिवाः ।
न किंचिदुपजीवन्ति दक्षा उत्थानशीलिनः ॥३८॥

38. ye jīvanti svadharmeṇa saṁbhuñjante ca pārthivāḥ ,
na kiṁcidupajīvanti dakṣā utthānaśīlinaḥ.

38. ye jīvanti svadharmeṇa saṃbhuñjante ca pārthivāḥ
na kiṃcit upajīvanti dakṣāḥ utthānaśīlinaḥ

38. Those kings who live by their own natural law (dharma) and enjoy their lives do not depend on anything, being diligent and enterprising.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live

• स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - by their own duty (dharma), by their natural law

• संभुञ्जन्ते (saṁbhuñjante) - in context of kings, it can imply ruling or enjoying their sovereignty. (they enjoy, they partake, they rule)

• च (ca) - and

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings (given `saṃbhuñjante` ruling aspect) (kings, earthly beings)

• न (na) - not

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - used with `na` to mean 'nothing at all' (anything, something, a little)

• उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they live upon, they depend on, they subsist on

• दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - skillful, diligent, competent

• उत्थानशीलिनः (utthānaśīlinaḥ) - of an active nature, enterprising, industrious

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to `pārthivāḥ`.

जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live

(verb)

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

Root: jīv (class 1)

स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - by their own duty (dharma), by their natural law

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own duty, prescribed duty, natural law (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, self
  adjective
• dharma – duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, natural law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ

Note: Refers to the particular duty or characteristic intrinsic to one's being or station.

संभुञ्जन्ते (saṁbhuñjante) - in context of kings, it can imply ruling or enjoying their sovereignty. (they enjoy, they partake, they rule)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of saṃbhuñj

Prefix: sam

Root: bhuj (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings (given `saṃbhuñjante` ruling aspect) (kings, earthly beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, a king, ruler of the earth

derived from pṛthivī (earth) + aṇ (relating to)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - used with `na` to mean 'nothing at all' (anything, something, a little)

(indeclinable)

compound of kim and cid

उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they live upon, they depend on, they subsist on

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - skillful, diligent, competent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dakṣa

dakṣa - skillful, diligent, competent, able

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `pārthivāḥ`.

उत्थानशीलिनः (utthānaśīlinaḥ) - of an active nature, enterprising, industrious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of utthānaśīlin

utthānaśīlin - having the nature of exertion/activity, enterprising, industrious

from utthāna (rising up, exertion) + śīlin (having a habit/nature)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (utthāna+śīlin)

• utthāna – rising up, exertion, effort, enterprise
  noun (neuter)
  ut (up) + sthā (to stand) + lyuṭ
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• śīlin – having the nature of, habitually doing
  suffixal adjective
  from śīla (nature, habit) + in

Note: Qualifies `pārthivāḥ`.