महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-12, verse-36

न तत्र राजा राजेन्द्र न दण्डो न च दण्डिकाः ।
स्वधर्मेणैव धर्मं च ते रक्षन्ति परस्परम् ॥३६॥

36. na tatra rājā rājendra na daṇḍo na ca daṇḍikāḥ ,
svadharmeṇaiva dharmaṁ ca te rakṣanti parasparam.

36. na tatra rājā rājendra na daṇḍaḥ na ca daṇḍikāḥ
svadharmeṇa eva dharmam ca te rakṣanti parasparam

36. rājendra,
tatra rājā na,
daṇḍaḥ na,
ca daṇḍikāḥ na.
te svadharmeṇa eva dharmam ca parasparam rakṣanti.

36. O King, there is no king there, no punishment, nor any enforcers of punishment. They mutually protect the natural law (dharma) simply by their own intrinsic nature (sva-dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• राजा (rājā) - king

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O chief of kings, O best of kings

• न (na) - not, no

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment, rod, staff

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• दण्डिकाः (daṇḍikāḥ) - enforcers of punishment, punishers, staff-bearers

• स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - by their own intrinsic nature (sva-dharma) (by one's own intrinsic nature (dharma), by one's own duty)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (the natural law (dharma), duty)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - they

• रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they protect, they guard

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O chief of kings, O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, best of kings, king of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment, rod, staff

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - rod, staff, punishment, fine, penalty

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दण्डिकाः (daṇḍikāḥ) - enforcers of punishment, punishers, staff-bearers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daṇḍika

daṇḍika - one who carries a staff, a policeman, an officer of justice, a punisher

स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - by their own intrinsic nature (sva-dharma) (by one's own intrinsic nature (dharma), by one's own duty)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own natural law, one's own duty, one's intrinsic nature

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+dharma)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun
• dharma – natural law, duty, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (the natural law (dharma), duty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine plural nominative of 'tad'.

रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they protect, they guard

(verb)

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

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverbial accusative neuter singular, meaning 'mutually'.