महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-78, verse-29

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धर्मज्ञ इति विख्यात एष राजा भृगूद्वह ।
अतिक्रान्तश्च मर्यादां काव्यैतत्कथयामि ते ॥२९॥

29. dharmajña iti vikhyāta eṣa rājā bhṛgūdvaha ,
atikrāntaśca maryādāṁ kāvyaitatkathayāmi te.

29. dharmajñaḥ iti vikhyātaḥ eṣaḥ rājā bhṛgūdvaha
atikrāntaḥ ca maryādām kāvya etat kathayāmi te

29. This king, O descendant of Bhrigu, is renowned as a knower of dharma. Yet he has transgressed the proper limits, O Kāvya; this I tell you.

Words meanings summery:

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धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knowing dharma, righteous, virtuous

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech or defining a term

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - famous, well-known, renowned

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

राजा (rājā) - King Yayati (king, ruler)

भृगूद्वह (bhṛgūdvaha) - O Shukra (father of Devayani, and a Bhrigu sage) (O best of Bhrigus, O descendant of Bhrigu)

अतिक्रान्तः (atikrāntaḥ) - (he) has violated (the limits) (transgressed, passed beyond, violated)

च (ca) - but (and, also, but)

मर्यादाम् (maryādām) - the bounds of proper conduct (limit, boundary, proper conduct)

काव्य (kāvya) - O Shukra (O Kavya (name for Shukra))

एतत् (etat) - this

कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I tell, I narrate

ते (te) - to you, your

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knowing dharma, righteous, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous, virtuous

Compound: dharma + jña

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue
noun (masculine)
jña – knowing, knower
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root jñā (to know).
Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate for 'rājā'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech or defining a term

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce the quality of being 'dharmajña'.

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - famous, well-known, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - famous, well-known, renowned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā (to tell, to be known) with prefix vi and suffix -ta.

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicate for 'rājā'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - King Yayati (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भृगूद्वह (bhṛgūdvaha) - O Shukra (father of Devayani, and a Bhrigu sage) (O best of Bhrigus, O descendant of Bhrigu)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhṛgūdvaha

bhṛgūdvaha - descendant of Bhrigu, supporter of Bhrigu

Compound: Bhṛgu + udvaha (from ud + vah - to carry, to bear, to excel).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+udvaha)

bhṛgu – Bhrigu (name of an ancient sage and priestly family)
proper noun (masculine)
udvaha – bearing, carrying, excelling
noun (masculine)
From ud + vah.
Prefix: ud
Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Shukra.

अतिक्रान्तः (atikrāntaḥ) - (he) has violated (the limits) (transgressed, passed beyond, violated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atikrānta

atikrānta - transgressed, passed beyond, violated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kram (to step, go) with prefix ati and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate, referring to the king.

च (ca) - but (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)