महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-132, verse-2

यो हि तेजो यथाशक्ति न दर्शयति विक्रमात् ।
क्षत्रियो जीविताकाङ्क्षी स्तेन इत्येव तं विदुः ॥२॥

2. yo hi tejo yathāśakti na darśayati vikramāt ,
kṣatriyo jīvitākāṅkṣī stena ityeva taṁ viduḥ.

2. yaḥ hi tejaḥ yathāśakti na darśayati vikramāt
kṣatriyaḥ jīvitākāṅkṣī stenaḥ iti eva tam viduḥ

2. yaḥ kṣatriyaḥ hi jīvitākāṅkṣī yathāśakti vikramāt
tejaḥ na darśayati tam stenaḥ iti eva viduḥ

2. Indeed, a kṣatriya who, clinging to life, does not demonstrate his brilliance (tejas) and valor according to his capacity (śakti), people consider him a thief.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance (tejas) (brilliance, prowess, spiritual energy)

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to one's power/capacity

• न (na) - not, no

• दर्शयति (darśayati) - he shows, he displays

• विक्रमात् (vikramāt) - through valor, by courage, by heroism

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a member of the kṣatriya caste

• जीविताकाङ्क्षी (jīvitākāṅkṣī) - desirous of life, longing for life

• स्तेनः (stenaḥ) - a thief, a robber

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or a designation

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine, accusative singular)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance (tejas) (brilliance, prowess, spiritual energy)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, splendor, energy, spiritual power, prowess, virility

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to one's power/capacity

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, capacity, energy, strength (śakti)
  noun (feminine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दर्शयति (darśayati) - he shows, he displays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

causative

Causative stem darśaya- from root dṛś 'to see', meaning 'to cause to see, to show'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विक्रमात् (vikramāt) - through valor, by courage, by heroism

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, heroism, courage

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used here to denote means or cause.

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a member of the kṣatriya caste

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, a warrior

जीविताकाङ्क्षी (jīvitākāṅkṣī) - desirous of life, longing for life

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvitākāṅkṣin

jīvitākāṅkṣin - desirous of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+ākāṅkṣin)

• jīvita – life, living, livelihood
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jīv 'to live'.
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• ākāṅkṣin – desiring, longing for
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root kāṅkṣ with prefix ā, referring to one who desires.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

स्तेनः (stenaḥ) - a thief, a robber

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stena

stena - thief, robber

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or a designation

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine, accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)