महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-168, verse-10

राजोवाच ।
नावमंस्याम्यहं ब्रह्मन्कदाचिद्ब्राह्मणर्षभान् ।
त्वन्निदेशे स्थितः शश्वत्पुजयिष्याम्यहं द्विजान् ॥१०॥

10. rājovāca ,
nāvamaṁsyāmyahaṁ brahmankadācidbrāhmaṇarṣabhān ,
tvannideśe sthitaḥ śaśvatpujayiṣyāmyahaṁ dvijān.

10. rājā uvāca na avamaṃsyāmi aham brahman kadācit brāhmaṇarṣabhān
tvat nideśe sthitaḥ śaśvat pūjayiṣyāmi aham dvijān

10. The king said: "O brahmin, I will never, at any time, disrespect the foremost among brahmins. Remaining steadfast in your instruction, I will always honor the twice-born (dvijān)."

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not

• अवमंस्यामि (avamaṁsyāmi) - I will disrespect, I will despise

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever, at any time

• ब्राह्मणर्षभान् (brāhmaṇarṣabhān) - the best among brahmins

• त्वत् (tvat) - your, from you

• निदेशे (nideśe) - in the instruction, in the command

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, steadfast

• शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always, constantly, eternally

• पूजयिष्यामि (pūjayiṣyāmi) - I will honor, I will worship

• अहम् (aham) - I

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - the twice-born (brahmins)

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac. Irregular form.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अवमंस्यामि (avamaṁsyāmi) - I will disrespect, I will despise

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of avaman

Future tense (Lṛṭ), 1st person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada) of root man with upasarga ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin (member of the priestly class), priest, sacred text, Ultimate Reality (brahman)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणर्षभान् (brāhmaṇarṣabhān) - the best among brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇarṣabha

brāhmaṇarṣabha - bull among brahmins, excellent brahmin, foremost brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+ṛṣabha)

• brāhmaṇa – brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

त्वत् (tvat) - your, from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used as the first member of a compound, 'tvannideśe'.

निदेशे (nideśe) - in the instruction, in the command

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nideśa

nideśa - instruction, command, direction

Note: Part of the compound 'tvannideśe'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, steadfast

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, abiding, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always, constantly, eternally

(indeclinable)

पूजयिष्यामि (pūjayiṣyāmi) - I will honor, I will worship

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pūjay

Future tense (Lṛṭ), 1st person singular, active voice (parasmaipada) of the causative stem pūjay (from root pūj).

Root: pūj (class 10)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

द्विजान् (dvijān) - the twice-born (brahmins)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (referring to brahmins, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas, but contextually primarily brahmins), bird, tooth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)