महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-113, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्तस्तया राजा तां देवीं पुनरब्रवीत् ।
धर्मविद्धर्मसंयुक्तमिदं वचनमुत्तमम् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamuktastayā rājā tāṁ devīṁ punarabravīt ,
dharmaviddharmasaṁyuktamidaṁ vacanamuttamam.

1. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca evam uktaḥ tayā rājā tām devīm punar
abravīt dharmavit dharmasaṃyuktam idam vacanam uttamam

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed by her, the king again spoke these excellent words to that goddess, words that were consistent with righteousness (dharma) and spoken by one who knows righteousness (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (a proper name, a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• तया (tayā) - by her (by her, by that (feminine singular))

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

• ताम् (tām) - to that (her, that (feminine singular accusative))

• देवीम् (devīm) - goddess (goddess, queen)

• पुनर् (punar) - again (again, once more, back)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one who knows righteousness (dharma) (knower of righteousness, knowing law/duty (dharma))

• धर्मसंयुक्तम् (dharmasaṁyuktam) - consistent with righteousness (dharma) (connected with righteousness (dharma), endowed with dharma, just)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this (neuter singular))

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement, instruction)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, supreme, best)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (a proper name, a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana, a celebrated sage, pupil of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told; mentioned, named

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with rājā

तया (tayā) - by her (by her, by that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

ताम् (tām) - to that (her, that (feminine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवीम् (devīm) - goddess (goddess, queen)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, royal lady

पुनर् (punar) - again (again, once more, back)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one who knows righteousness (dharma) (knower of righteousness, knowing law/duty (dharma))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of law/duty, knowing righteousness (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vid)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knowing, familiar with, conversant with
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

धर्मसंयुक्तम् (dharmasaṁyuktam) - consistent with righteousness (dharma) (connected with righteousness (dharma), endowed with dharma, just)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmasaṃyukta

dharmasaṁyukta - connected with righteousness (dharma), endowed with dharma, just, lawful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃyukta)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with, united
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with vacanam

इदम् (idam) - this (this (neuter singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it (near speaker)

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement, instruction)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying, instruction

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, supreme, best)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal, chief

Note: Agrees with vacanam