महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-78, verse-3

शर्मिष्ठोवाच ।
ऋषिरभ्यागतः कश्चिद्धर्मात्मा वेदपारगः ।
स मया वरदः कामं याचितो धर्मसंहितम् ॥३॥

3. śarmiṣṭhovāca ,
ṛṣirabhyāgataḥ kaściddharmātmā vedapāragaḥ ,
sa mayā varadaḥ kāmaṁ yācito dharmasaṁhitam.

3. Śarmiṣṭhā uvāca ṛṣiḥ abhyāgataḥ kaścit dharmātmā
vedapāragaḥ saḥ mayā varadaḥ kāmam yācitaḥ dharmasaṃhitam

3. Śarmiṣṭhā said: "A certain sage arrived, a righteous soul, proficient in the Vedas. He, the bestower of boons, was requested by me for a desire consistent with dharma."

Words meanings summery:

• शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) - Sharmishtha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - a sage, seer

• अभ्यागतः (abhyāgataḥ) - arrived, come

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous

• वेदपारगः (vedapāragaḥ) - one who has mastered the Vedas, proficient in the Vedas

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वरदः (varadaḥ) - bestower of boons, boon-giver

• कामम् (kāmam) - a desire, a wish, a boon

• याचितः (yācitaḥ) - requested, asked for

• धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - consistent with dharma, endowed with dharma

Words meanings and morphology

शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) - Sharmishtha

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Śarmiṣṭhā

Śarmiṣṭhā - Sharmishtha (name of a princess)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - a sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - a seer, an inspired poet, a sage

अभ्यागतः (abhyāgataḥ) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāgata

abhyāgata - approached, arrived, come

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √gam with prefixes abhi and ā

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣiḥ'

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain

Indefinite pronoun formed from 'ka' + 'cid'

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣiḥ'

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, having dharma as one's self

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – dharma, righteousness, duty, law
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣiḥ'

वेदपारगः (vedapāragaḥ) - one who has mastered the Vedas, proficient in the Vedas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedapāraga

vedapāraga - gone to the other shore of the Vedas, proficient in the Vedas

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (veda+pāraga)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• pāraga – gone to the other side, traversed, proficient
  adjective
  Derived from pāra + √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣiḥ'

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

वरदः (varadaḥ) - bestower of boons, boon-giver

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - boon-giving, bestowing boons

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (vara+da)

• vara – a boon, a wish, a blessing
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective
  Agent noun
  Derived from √dā
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'saḥ' (the sage)

कामम् (kāmam) - a desire, a wish, a boon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, an object of desire

Note: Object of 'yācitaḥ'

याचितः (yācitaḥ) - requested, asked for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yācita

yācita - requested, implored, asked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √yāc

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'saḥ'

धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - consistent with dharma, endowed with dharma

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmasaṃhita

dharmasaṁhita - connected with dharma, lawful, righteous

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃhita)

• dharma – dharma, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• saṃhita – joined, connected, endowed with, composed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √dhā with prefix saṃ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'kāmam'