महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-40, verse-7

स बाल एवार्यमतिर्नृपोत्तमः सहैव तैर्मन्त्रिपुरोहितैस्तदा ।
शशास राज्यं कुरुपुंगवाग्रजो यथास्य वीरः प्रपितामहस्तथा ॥७॥

7. sa bāla evāryamatirnṛpottamaḥ; sahaiva tairmantripurohitaistadā ,
śaśāsa rājyaṁ kurupuṁgavāgrajo; yathāsya vīraḥ prapitāmahastathā.

7. sa bālaḥ eva āryamatiḥ nṛpottamaḥ
saha eva taiḥ mantripurohitaiḥ tadā
| śaśāsa rājyam kurupuṅgavāgrajaḥ
yathā asya vīraḥ prapitāmahaḥ tathā

7. Though he was just a child, that best of kings, Janamejaya, who possessed a noble mind and was the foremost among the Kurus, ruled the kingdom then, together with those ministers and priests, just as his heroic great-grandfather had done.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a mere child (child, young one)

• एव (eva) - just, even (emphasizes 'child') (indeed, only, even)

• आर्यमतिः (āryamatiḥ) - possessed of a noble mind (of noble mind, having noble intellect)

• नृपोत्तमः (nṛpottamaḥ) - best of kings

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

• तैः (taiḥ) - with those (with them, with those)

• मन्त्रिपुरोहितैः (mantripurohitaiḥ) - with ministers and priests

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• शशास (śaśāsa) - he ruled, he governed

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom (kingdom, realm, rule)

• कुरुपुङ्गवाग्रजः (kurupuṅgavāgrajaḥ) - the foremost among the Kurus (foremost among the Kuru bulls, chief of the Kuru heroes)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

• अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic (hero, brave, heroic)

• प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

• तथा (tathā) - so (had done) (so, thus, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बालः (bālaḥ) - a mere child (child, young one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, infant, young boy; young, youthful

एव (eva) - just, even (emphasizes 'child') (indeed, only, even)

(indeclinable)

आर्यमतिः (āryamatiḥ) - possessed of a noble mind (of noble mind, having noble intellect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āryamati

āryamati - of noble mind, having a pure intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārya+mati)

• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable, Aryan
  adjective (masculine)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)

नृपोत्तमः (nṛpottamaḥ) - best of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpottama

nṛpottama - best of kings, most excellent king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+uttama)

• nṛpa – king, sovereign (literally, protector of men)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, principal, chief
  adjective (masculine)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - with those (with them, with those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मन्त्रिपुरोहितैः (mantripurohitaiḥ) - with ministers and priests

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantripurohita

mantripurohita - ministers and priests (collectively or individually)

Compound type : dvandva (mantrin+purohita)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• purohita – royal priest, chaplain
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

शशास (śaśāsa) - he ruled, he governed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of śās

Root: śās (class 2)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom (kingdom, realm, rule)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, empire, reign, government

कुरुपुङ्गवाग्रजः (kurupuṅgavāgrajaḥ) - the foremost among the Kurus (foremost among the Kuru bulls, chief of the Kuru heroes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurupuṅgavāgraja

kurupuṅgavāgraja - foremost among the Kuru-bulls (heroes of Kuru lineage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+puṅgava+agraja)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty; the country of the Kurus
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – a bull; an eminent or excellent person (used as a suffix, e.g., narapuṅgava = eminent among men)
  noun (masculine)
• agraja – born first, elder brother, foremost, chief
  adjective (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic (hero, brave, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior; heroic, brave

प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather; a name of Brahmā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+pitāmaha)

• pra – forward, onward, forth; excess, intensifier
  prefix
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so (had done) (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)