महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-6

वर्तमानं हि धर्मे स्वे सर्वधर्मविदां वरम् ।
तं महीपा महीपालं राजराज्येऽभ्यषेचयन् ॥६॥

6. vartamānaṁ hi dharme sve sarvadharmavidāṁ varam ,
taṁ mahīpā mahīpālaṁ rājarājye'bhyaṣecayan.

6. vartamānam hi dharme sve sarvadharma-vidām varam
| tam mahīpā mahīpālam rājarājye abhyaṣecayan

6. Indeed, the kings consecrated him, who was steadfast in his own dharma and was considered the foremost among all who knew dharma, as ruler in the imperial kingdom.

Words meanings summery:

• वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - abiding, existing, being present

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma, in duty

• स्वे (sve) - in his own

• सर्वधर्म-विदाम् (sarvadharma-vidām) - of those who know all dharma, of the experts in all dharma

• वरम् (varam) - the best, excellent, choice

• तम् (tam) - King Śantanu (him)

• महीपाः (mahīpāḥ) - kings, rulers

• महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - King Śantanu (the king, the protector of the earth)

• राजराज्ये (rājarājye) - in the kingdom of kings, in the imperial dominion

• अभ्यषेचयन् (abhyaṣecayan) - they consecrated, they anointed, they enthroned

Words meanings and morphology

वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - abiding, existing, being present

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, being, present, abiding, current

Present Active Participle

from root vṛt 'to be, exist'

Root: vṛt (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma, in duty

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, moral order, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

स्वे (sve) - in his own

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, his own

सर्वधर्म-विदाम् (sarvadharma-vidām) - of those who know all dharma, of the experts in all dharma

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadharma-vid

sarvadharma-vid - knower of all dharma, expert in all duties

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dharma+vid)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective
• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, moral order
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knower, understanding, wise
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root vid 'to know'
  Root: vid (class 2)

वरम् (varam) - the best, excellent, choice

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior, boon, choice

तम् (tam) - King Śantanu (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine accusative singular of 'tad'

महीपाः (mahīpāḥ) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahīpa

mahīpa - king, ruler, protector of the earth

from mahī (earth) + pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pa)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root pā 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 2)

महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - King Śantanu (the king, the protector of the earth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler, protector of the earth

from mahī (earth) + pāla (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root pāl 'to protect'
  Root: pāl (class 10)

राजराज्ये (rājarājye) - in the kingdom of kings, in the imperial dominion

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājarājya

rājarājya - kingdom of kings, imperial dominion, sovereignty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+rājya)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

अभ्यषेचयन् (abhyaṣecayan) - they consecrated, they anointed, they enthroned

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active 3rd Person Plural

from abhi-ṣic ('to sprinkle, to anoint')

Prefix: abhi

Root: ṣic (class 6)