महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-7

राजानं धर्मगोप्तारं धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः ।
इति मे श्रुतमार्याणां त्वां तु मन्ये न रक्षति ॥७॥

7. rājānaṁ dharmagoptāraṁ dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ ,
iti me śrutamāryāṇāṁ tvāṁ tu manye na rakṣati.

7. rājānam dharmagoptāram dharmaḥ rakṣati rakṣitaḥ
iti me śrutam āryāṇām tvām tu manye na rakṣati

7. Natural law (dharma), when protected, protects the king who acts as its guardian. This I have heard from the noble ones. But I believe that it will not protect you.

Words meanings summery:

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king

• धर्मगोप्तारम् (dharmagoptāram) - protector of dharma, guardian of natural law

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

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects

• रक्षितः (rakṣitaḥ) - protected, guarded

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• मे (me) - my, to me

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, that which is heard (tradition)

• आर्याणाम् (āryāṇām) - of the noble ones, from the venerable ones

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

• न (na) - not, no

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects

Words meanings and morphology

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

धर्मगोप्तारम् (dharmagoptāram) - protector of dharma, guardian of natural law

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmagoptṛ

dharmagoptṛ - protector of dharma, guardian of natural law

agent noun

from root gup- 'to protect' + -tṛ suffix

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharma+goptṛ)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ- 'to uphold'
  Root: dhṛ
• goptṛ – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root gup- 'to protect'
  Root: gup

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

from root dhṛ- 'to uphold'

Root: dhṛ

रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects

(verb)

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

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

रक्षितः (rakṣitaḥ) - protected, guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣita

rakṣita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

from root rakṣ- 'to protect'

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: qualifies dharmaḥ, meaning 'when dharma is protected'

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: 'my' (genitive sense)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, that which is heard (tradition)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revelation, sacred tradition

Past Passive Participle

from root śru- 'to hear'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: 'This (is) heard by me'

आर्याणाम् (āryāṇām) - of the noble ones, from the venerable ones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ārya

ārya - noble, honorable, respectable

Note: 'from the noble ones' (sense of source)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects

(verb)

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

Root: rakṣ (class 1)