महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-55

आत्मानमेव प्रथमं देशरूपेण यो जयेत् ।
ततोऽमात्यानमित्रांश्च न मोघं विजिगीषते ॥५५॥

55. ātmānameva prathamaṁ deśarūpeṇa yo jayet ,
tato'mātyānamitrāṁśca na moghaṁ vijigīṣate.

55. ātmānam eva prathamam deśarūpeṇa yaḥ jayet
tataḥ amātyān amitrān ca na mogham vijigīṣate

55. A ruler who first conquers himself (ātman) by establishing control over his own domain will not then fruitlessly desire to conquer his ministers and enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the ruler's own self or being (the self, soul, spirit, ego)

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (emphasizing the self) (even, only, just, indeed, precisely)

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first (in order of priority) (first, at first)

• देशरूपेण (deśarūpeṇa) - by establishing control over one's own domain or territory (in the form of a country, by means of a country's form)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the ruler) (who, which (relative pronoun))

• जयेत् (jayet) - should conquer (may conquer, should conquer, he conquers)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thence, from that)

• अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers (of the state) (ministers, counselors)

• अमित्रान् (amitrān) - political enemies (enemies, adversaries)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मोघम् (mogham) - fruitlessly, vainly (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly)

• विजिगीषते (vijigīṣate) - desires to conquer (desires to conquer, wishes to subdue)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the ruler's own self or being (the self, soul, spirit, ego)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the self, soul, spirit, ego, life, body, mind

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (emphasizing the self) (even, only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first (in order of priority) (first, at first)

(adjective)

of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, primary

Note: Adverbial accusative, neuter singular.

देशरूपेण (deśarūpeṇa) - by establishing control over one's own domain or territory (in the form of a country, by means of a country's form)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of deśarūpa

deśarūpa - the form of a country, local form, in the form of a region

Compound type : tatpurusha (deśa+rūpa)

• deśa – country, region, place, territory
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the ruler) (who, which (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

जयेत् (jayet) - should conquer (may conquer, should conquer, he conquers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers (of the state) (ministers, counselors)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion, friend

अमित्रान् (amitrān) - political enemies (enemies, adversaries)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of amitra

amitra - enemy, adversary, not a friend

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mitra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mitra – friend, companion, ally
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

मोघम् (mogham) - fruitlessly, vainly (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly)

(adjective)

of mogha

mogha - vain, useless, fruitless, empty

Root: muh

Note: Adverbial accusative.

विजिगीषते (vijigīṣate) - desires to conquer (desires to conquer, wishes to subdue)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vijigīṣā

desiderative

Desiderative of √ji with vi. Formed from vi + ji + san + te.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)