महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-159, verse-20

पुरोहितमते तिष्ठेद्य इच्छेत्पृथिवीं नृपः ।
प्राप्तुं मेरुवरोत्तंसां सर्वशः सागराम्बराम् ॥२०॥

20. purohitamate tiṣṭhedya icchetpṛthivīṁ nṛpaḥ ,
prāptuṁ meruvarottaṁsāṁ sarvaśaḥ sāgarāmbarām.

20. purohitamate tiṣṭhet yaḥ icchet pṛthivīm nṛpaḥ
prāptum meruvarottansām sarvaśaḥ sāgarāmbarām

20. A king who wishes to acquire the entire earth, which is adorned by the magnificent Mount Meru and is encompassed by oceans, should abide by the counsel of his priest.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरोहितमते (purohitamate) - in the opinion of the priest, according to the counsel of the priest

• तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - should stand, should abide, should remain

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - should desire, wishes

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, the world

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, monarch

• प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to acquire, to achieve

• मेरुवरोत्तन्साम् (meruvarottansām) - having the excellent Meru as its crest, adorned with the splendid Meru

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way

• सागराम्बराम् (sāgarāmbarām) - ocean-clad, whose garment is the ocean

Words meanings and morphology

पुरोहितमते (purohitamate) - in the opinion of the priest, according to the counsel of the priest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of purohitamata

purohitamata - counsel of the priest, opinion of the priest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purohita+mata)

• purohita – priest, family priest
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: puras
• mata – opinion, thought, counsel
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'man' (to think) and nominalized.
  Root: man (class 4)

तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - should stand, should abide, should remain

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Root: sthā (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

इच्छेत् (icchet) - should desire, wishes

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, the world

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, monarch

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound of nṛ (man) + pa (protector, from root pā).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to acquire, to achieve

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'āp' with the prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

मेरुवरोत्तन्साम् (meruvarottansām) - having the excellent Meru as its crest, adorned with the splendid Meru

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of meruvarottansā

meruvarottansā - having the excellent Meru as its crest/diadem

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (meru+vara+uttaṃsa)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vara – excellent, best, finest
  adjective (masculine)
• uttaṃsa – crest, diadem, chaplet
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' with the adverbial suffix '-śaḥ'.

सागराम्बराम् (sāgarāmbarām) - ocean-clad, whose garment is the ocean

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sāgarāmbarā

sāgarāmbarā - whose garment is the ocean, ocean-girdled

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāgara+ambara)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• ambara – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)