महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-101, verse-2

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
बभूव ब्राह्मणः कश्चिन्माण्डव्य इति विश्रुतः ।
धृतिमान्सर्वधर्मज्ञः सत्ये तपसि च स्थितः ॥२॥

2. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
babhūva brāhmaṇaḥ kaścinmāṇḍavya iti viśrutaḥ ,
dhṛtimānsarvadharmajñaḥ satye tapasi ca sthitaḥ.

2. vaiśampāyana uvāca babhūva brāhmaṇaḥ kaścit māṇḍavya iti
viśrutaḥ dhṛtimān sarvadharmajñaḥ satye tapasi ca sthitaḥ

2. Vaiśampāyana said: There was a certain brahmin, renowned as Māṇḍavya. He was steadfast, knowledgeable in all natural laws (dharma), and dedicated to truth and austerity (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, he became

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, someone

• माण्डव्य (māṇḍavya) - Māṇḍavya

• इति (iti) - thus, so called

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous

• धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - steadfast, firm

• सर्वधर्मज्ञः (sarvadharmajñaḥ) - knowledgeable in all natural laws (dharma) (knowledgeable in all natural laws)

• सत्ये (satye) - in truth

• तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity (tapas) (in austerity)

• च (ca) - and

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, situated, dedicated

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - name of a sage, a pupil of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, he became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - a certain, someone

माण्डव्य (māṇḍavya) - Māṇḍavya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māṇḍavya

māṇḍavya - name of a sage

इति (iti) - thus, so called

(indeclinable)

विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - famous, renowned

past passive participle

from vi + √śru

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - steadfast, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtimat

dhṛtimat - steadfast, firm, resolute

suff. -mat

सर्वधर्मज्ञः (sarvadharmajñaḥ) - knowledgeable in all natural laws (dharma) (knowledgeable in all natural laws)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadharmajña

sarvadharmajña - knower of all natural laws/duties

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma+jña)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, understanding, a knower
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √jñā + affix -a
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सत्ये (satye) - in truth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, true

तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity (tapas) (in austerity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, situated, dedicated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, established

past passive participle

from √sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)