महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-4, verse-6

सत्यवादी शमपरस्तपस्वी नियतव्रतः ।
सर्वेषामेव नो मान्यः स तावत्प्रतिपाल्यताम् ॥६॥

6. satyavādī śamaparastapasvī niyatavrataḥ ,
sarveṣāmeva no mānyaḥ sa tāvatpratipālyatām.

6. satyavādī śamaparaḥ tapasvī niyatavrataḥ
sarveṣām eva naḥ mānyaḥ saḥ tāvat pratipālyatām

6. Truthful, devoted to tranquility, an ascetic, and firm in his observances, he is indeed respected by all of us. Therefore, let him be properly attended to.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truthful (truthful speaker, one who speaks truth)

• शमपरः (śamaparaḥ) - devoted to tranquility (devoted to tranquility, having peace as the highest goal)

• तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic (ascetic, devotee, one who practices austerities)

• नियतव्रतः (niyatavrataḥ) - firm in his observances (firm in vows, having fixed observances)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - by all (of us) (of all)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, only)

• नः (naḥ) - by us (referring to the speakers/audience) (by us, to us, our)

• मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - respected (to be honored, respected)

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the same person) (he, that)

• तावत् (tāvat) - at least, therefore, first of all (so much, so many, until then, at least)

• प्रतिपाल्यताम् (pratipālyatām) - let him be properly attended to (let him be waited upon, let him be protected)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truthful (truthful speaker, one who speaks truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - speaking truth, truthful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, real, true
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaker, one who says, advocating
  adjective
  agent noun
  root vad (to speak) + ṇini
  Root: vad (class 1)

शमपरः (śamaparaḥ) - devoted to tranquility (devoted to tranquility, having peace as the highest goal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śamapara

śamapara - devoted to tranquility, peace as the highest, supremely tranquil

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śama+para)

• śama – tranquility, peace, calmness, restraint
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• para – supreme, highest, utmost, devoted to
  adjective

तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic (ascetic, devotee, one who practices austerities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - one who practices austerities, ascetic, devotee

नियतव्रतः (niyatavrataḥ) - firm in his observances (firm in vows, having fixed observances)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyatavrata

niyatavrata - one whose vows are fixed, firm in vows, having fixed observances

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niyata+vrata)

• niyata – restrained, fixed, controlled, regular
  adjective
  past passive participle
  prefix ni + root yam (to restrain)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - by all (of us) (of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Can also be interpreted as 'by all' when used with a passive participle like mānyaḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us (referring to the speakers/audience) (by us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here used in the genitive sense 'by us' with mānyaḥ.

मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - respected (to be honored, respected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānya

mānya - to be honored, to be respected, estimable

future passive participle

root man (to think, respect) + ṇyat

Root: man (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the same person) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तावत् (tāvat) - at least, therefore, first of all (so much, so many, until then, at least)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used to indicate a stop or limit, or to introduce a new instruction.

प्रतिपाल्यताम् (pratipālyatām) - let him be properly attended to (let him be waited upon, let him be protected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of pratipāl

Prefix: prati

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Formed from the root pāl (to protect, cherish) with prefix prati-.