महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-92, verse-19

संस्मरंश्चाक्षयाँल्लोकान्विजितान्स्वेन कर्मणा ।
पुण्यकर्मकृदेवासीच्छंतनुः कुरुसत्तम ॥१९॥

19. saṁsmaraṁścākṣayāँllokānvijitānsvena karmaṇā ,
puṇyakarmakṛdevāsīcchaṁtanuḥ kurusattama.

19. saṃsmaran ca akṣayān lokān vijitān svena karmaṇā
puṇyakarmakṛt eva āsīt śaṃtanuḥ kurusattama

19. O best of the Kurus, Shantanu, remembering the imperishable realms he had conquered through his own actions, was indeed a performer of meritorious deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• संस्मरन् (saṁsmaran) - remembering, recollecting

• च (ca) - and, also

• अक्षयान् (akṣayān) - imperishable, inexhaustible

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, regions

• विजितान् (vijitān) - conquered, subdued

• स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, by his own

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by karma

• पुण्यकर्मकृत् (puṇyakarmakṛt) - performer of meritorious deeds

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he was, existed

• शंतनुः (śaṁtanuḥ) - King Shantanu (Shantanu)

• कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - An address to a descendant of the Kuru lineage (e.g., Yudhishthira or Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata) (O best of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

संस्मरन् (saṁsmaran) - remembering, recollecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsmaran

saṁsmaran - remembering, recollecting, calling to mind

Present Active Participle

From root smṛ (to remember) with prefix sam-, present participle (-at/-an)

Prefix: sam

Root: smṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अक्षयान् (akṣayān) - imperishable, inexhaustible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, inexhaustible, eternal

From root kṣi (to perish) with prefix a- (negation) and suffix -aya

Prefix: a

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies lokān.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, regions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, region, people

Note: Object of saṃsmaran.

विजितान् (vijitān) - conquered, subdued

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vijita

vijita - conquered, won, subdued

Past Passive Participle

From root ji (to conquer) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies lokān.

स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, by his own

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, kin

Note: Qualifies karmaṇā.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by karma

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, karma, ritual

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent of vijitān.

पुण्यकर्मकृत् (puṇyakarmakṛt) - performer of meritorious deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyakarmakṛt

puṇyakarmakṛt - one who performs meritorious actions, doer of good deeds

Compound type : Tatpurusha (puṇya+karman+kṛt)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, karma
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛt – doer, maker
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root kṛ (to do) + kvip suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Shantanu.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आसीत् (āsīt) - he was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root as (2nd class), Laṅ L-kara.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

शंतनुः (śaṁtanuḥ) - King Shantanu (Shantanu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṃtanu

śaṁtanu - Shantanu (name of a king, a progenitor of the Kuru dynasty)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - An address to a descendant of the Kuru lineage (e.g., Yudhishthira or Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata) (O best of the Kurus)

(compound noun)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kuru+sattama)

• kuru – A member of the Kuru dynasty; the Kuru region
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form from sat (good, existing)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Addressing the listener/reader.