महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-16

क्षत्रियेण हि हन्तव्यः क्षत्रियो लोभमास्थितः ।
अक्षत्रियो वा दाशार्ह स्वधर्ममनुतिष्ठता ॥१६॥

16. kṣatriyeṇa hi hantavyaḥ kṣatriyo lobhamāsthitaḥ ,
akṣatriyo vā dāśārha svadharmamanutiṣṭhatā.

16. kṣatriyeṇa hi hantavyaḥ kṣatriyaḥ lobham āsthitaḥ
akṣatriyaḥ vā dāśārha svadharmam anutiṣṭhatā

16. Indeed, O Dāśārha, a kṣatriya who has resorted to greed should be killed by a kṣatriya, or even by a non-kṣatriya, provided that one is observing his own duty (svadharma).

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रियेण (kṣatriyeṇa) - by a kṣatriya, by a warrior

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - should be killed, should be struck

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya, a warrior

• लोभम् (lobham) - greed, covetousness

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having resorted to, being entrenched in, situated in

• अक्षत्रियः (akṣatriyaḥ) - a non-kṣatriya

• वा (vā) - or

• दाशार्ह (dāśārha) - O Krishna (Dāśārha is an epithet of Krishna, referring to his clan) (O Dāśārha)

• स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - one's own duty (svadharma) (one's own duty (svadharma), one's own intrinsic nature)

• अनुतिष्ठता (anutiṣṭhatā) - by one observing, by one performing

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियेण (kṣatriyeṇa) - by a kṣatriya, by a warrior

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior class (kṣatriya), a warrior, a ruler

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - should be killed, should be struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hantavya

hantavya - to be killed, to be struck, to be destroyed

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

from root han + tavya pratyaya

Root: han (class 2)

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya, a warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior class (kṣatriya), a warrior, a ruler

लोभम् (lobham) - greed, covetousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness, desire

Root: lubh (class 4)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having resorted to, being entrenched in, situated in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - stationed, placed, resorted to, dependent on, firm

Past Passive Participle

from ā-sthā + kta pratyaya

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

अक्षत्रियः (akṣatriyaḥ) - a non-kṣatriya

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣatriya

akṣatriya - not a kṣatriya, one not belonging to the warrior class

a (neg.) + kṣatriya

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

दाशार्ह (dāśārha) - O Krishna (Dāśārha is an epithet of Krishna, referring to his clan) (O Dāśārha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dāśārha

dāśārha - a descendant of Dāśārha, a member of the Yadava tribe; an epithet of Krishna

स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - one's own duty (svadharma) (one's own duty (svadharma), one's own intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own duty, one's own natural law, one's intrinsic nature, one's own constitution (dharma)

sva (own) + dharma (duty/law)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, self
  adjective
• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, virtue, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अनुतिष्ठता (anutiṣṭhatā) - by one observing, by one performing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anutiṣṭhat

anutiṣṭhat - observing, performing, following, executing

Present Active Participle

from anu-sthā + śatṛ pratyaya

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)