महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-5

एतान्यासन्महासत्त्वे शंतनौ भरतर्षभ ।
न चास्य सदृशः कश्चित्क्षत्रियो धर्मतोऽभवत् ॥५॥

5. etānyāsanmahāsattve śaṁtanau bharatarṣabha ,
na cāsya sadṛśaḥ kaścitkṣatriyo dharmato'bhavat.

5. etāni āsan mahāsattve śaṃtanau bharatarṣabha | na
ca asya sadṛśaḥ kaścit kṣatriyaḥ dharmataḥ abhavat

5. O best of Bharatas, these qualities were present in the great-souled Śantanu. Indeed, there was no other kṣatriya equal to him in adherence to dharma.

Words meanings summery:

• एतानि (etāni) - these (referring to the qualities)

• आसन् (āsan) - were, they were

• महासत्त्वे (mahāsattve) - in King Śantanu, who was great-souled (in the great-souled one, in the noble one)

• शंतनौ (śaṁtanau) - in Śantanu (proper name)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (vocative)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - of Śantanu (of him)

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, like, equal

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, any, someone

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - kṣatriya, warrior, member of the ruling class

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by dharma, in terms of dharma, righteously

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became, existed

Words meanings and morphology

एतानि (etāni) - these (referring to the qualities)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

आसन् (āsan) - were, they were

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active 3rd Person Plural

Root: as (class 2)

महासत्त्वे (mahāsattve) - in King Śantanu, who was great-souled (in the great-souled one, in the noble one)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāsattva

mahāsattva - great-souled, noble, of great essence, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+sattva)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• sattva – being, essence, strength, spirit, courage, goodness
  noun (neuter)

शंतनौ (śaṁtanau) - in Śantanu (proper name)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaṃtanu

śaṁtanu - Śantanu (a legendary king of the Kuru dynasty, ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharatas, best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of a king, also a name for India)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of Śantanu (of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: masculine genitive singular of 'idam'

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, like, equal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, equal, resembling

from sa-dṛś ('to look like, resembling')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dṛśa)

• sa – with, together, like
  prefix
• dṛśa – seeing, looking, resembling
  adjective
  from root dṛś 'to see'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, any, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, any, some

from kim + cid

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - kṣatriya, warrior, member of the ruling class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the kṣatriya (warrior/ruling) class

Root: kṣi (class 5)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by dharma, in terms of dharma, righteously

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to dharma

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active 3rd Person Singular

Root: bhū (class 1)