महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-165, verse-3

कन्यकुब्जे महानासीत्पार्थिवो भरतर्षभ ।
गाधीति विश्रुतो लोके सत्यधर्मपरायणः ॥३॥

3. kanyakubje mahānāsītpārthivo bharatarṣabha ,
gādhīti viśruto loke satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ.

3. kanyakubje mahān āsīt pārthivaḥ bharatarṣabha
gādhī iti viśrutaḥ loke satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ

3. O best of Bharatas, there was a great king in Kanyakubja, renowned in the world (loka) as Gādhī, who was devoted to truth and natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• कन्यकुब्जे (kanyakubje) - in Kanyakubja (a city)

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - a king, an earthly ruler

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O foremost of the Bharata race

• गाधी (gādhī) - Gādhī (a proper name)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a quote or designation)

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people (loka)

• सत्यधर्मपरायणः (satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to truth and natural law (dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

कन्यकुब्जे (kanyakubje) - in Kanyakubja (a city)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kanyakubja

kanyakubja - Kanyakubja (a city)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kanyā+kubja)

• kanyā – girl, virgin
  noun (feminine)
• kubja – hunchbacked, bent
  adjective (masculine)

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular Imperfect active

Root: as (class 2)

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - a king, an earthly ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - a king, an earthly ruler, a prince

derived from pṛthivī + aṇ

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O foremost of the Bharata race

(compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata, a name of an ancient king, descendant of Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

गाधी (gādhī) - Gādhī (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gādhī

gādhī - Gādhī (a proper name)

इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a quote or designation)

(indeclinable)

विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - renowned, famous, well-known

Past Passive Participle

from vi + śru + kta

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people (loka)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people (loka)

सत्यधर्मपरायणः (satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to truth and natural law (dharma)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (satya+dharma+parāyaṇa)

• satya – truth, real
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – righteous conduct, duty, natural law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• parāyaṇa – chiefly devoted to, intent on, resting on
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: parā