महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-44

एकं विषरसो हन्ति शस्त्रेणैकश्च वध्यते ।
सराष्ट्रं सप्रजं हन्ति राजानं मन्त्रविस्रवः ॥४४॥

44. ekaṁ viṣaraso hanti śastreṇaikaśca vadhyate ,
sarāṣṭraṁ saprajaṁ hanti rājānaṁ mantravisravaḥ.

44. ekam viṣarasaḥ hanti śastreṇa ekaḥ ca vadhyate
sarāṣṭram saprajam hanti rājānam mantravisravaḥ

44. Poison can kill a single person, and another may be slain by a weapon. However, the leakage of secret counsel (mantra) destroys a king along with his entire kingdom and his subjects.

Words meanings summery:

• एकम् (ekam) - one person (one, a single)

• विषरसः (viṣarasaḥ) - poison itself (poison's taste, juice of poison, poison)

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills, destroys

• शस्त्रेण (śastreṇa) - by a weapon, with a weapon

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one person (one, a single)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वध्यते (vadhyate) - is killed, is slain

• सराष्ट्रम् (sarāṣṭram) - with his kingdom, along with the kingdom

• सप्रजम् (saprajam) - with his subjects/people, along with the people

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills, destroys

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king

• मन्त्रविस्रवः (mantravisravaḥ) - disclosure of counsel, betrayal of secrets, leakage of plans

Words meanings and morphology

एकम् (ekam) - one person (one, a single)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

विषरसः (viṣarasaḥ) - poison itself (poison's taste, juice of poison, poison)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣarasa

viṣarasa - juice of poison, poison

Compound of viṣa (poison) and rasa (juice, taste).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣa+rasa)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• rasa – juice, fluid, taste, essence, emotion
  noun (masculine)

हन्ति (hanti) - kills, destroys

(verb)

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

Root: han (class 2)

शस्त्रेण (śastreṇa) - by a weapon, with a weapon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śastra

śastra - weapon, instrument

Root: śās (class 2)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one person (one, a single)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वध्यते (vadhyate) - is killed, is slain

(verb)

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

Passive form of root han (often suppl. by vadh).

Root: han/vadh (class 2)

सराष्ट्रम् (sarāṣṭram) - with his kingdom, along with the kingdom

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarāṣṭra

sarāṣṭra - together with the kingdom

Compound of sa (with) and rāṣṭra (kingdom).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+rāṣṭra)

• sa – with, together
  indeclinable
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially.

सप्रजम् (saprajam) - with his subjects/people, along with the people

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sapraja

sapraja - together with subjects/people

Compound of sa (with) and prajā (people).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+prajā)

• sa – with, together
  indeclinable
• prajā – offspring, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used adverbially.

हन्ति (hanti) - kills, destroys

(verb)

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

Root: han (class 2)

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 2)

मन्त्रविस्रवः (mantravisravaḥ) - disclosure of counsel, betrayal of secrets, leakage of plans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantravisrava

mantravisrava - disclosure of counsel

Compound of mantra (counsel) and visrava (leakage, flowing out).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+visrava)

• mantra – counsel, secret, sacred utterance, spell
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• visrava – flowing out, leakage, betrayal
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  From root sru with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sru (class 1)