महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-95, verse-13

विचित्रवीर्यस्तु तदा भीष्मस्य वचने स्थितः ।
अन्वशासन्महाराज पितृपैतामहं पदम् ॥१३॥

13. vicitravīryastu tadā bhīṣmasya vacane sthitaḥ ,
anvaśāsanmahārāja pitṛpaitāmahaṁ padam.

13. vicitravīryaḥ tu tadā bhīṣmasya vacane sthitaḥ
anvaśāsat mahārāja pitṛpaitāmaham padam

13. O great King, Vicitravīrya, abiding by Bhīṣma's command, then ruled the ancestral position of his forefathers.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Vicitravīrya

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma

• वचने (vacane) - in the word, in the command, in the advice

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - abiding, standing, situated

• अन्वशासत् (anvaśāsat) - ruled, governed, commanded

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - ancestral, paternal, of the forefathers

• पदम् (padam) - the ancestral throne or kingdom (position, seat, place)

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Vicitravīrya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicitravīrya

vicitravīrya - Vicitravīrya (proper name, 'of variegated valor')

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper name)

Root: bhī (class 3)

वचने (vacane) - in the word, in the command, in the advice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, command, advice, saying

root √vac + an

Root: vac (class 2)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - abiding, standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, abiding, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

root √sthā + kta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Vicitravīryaḥ

अन्वशासत् (anvaśāsat) - ruled, governed, commanded

(verb)

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

root √śās with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - ancestral, paternal, of the forefathers

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitṛpaitāmaha

pitṛpaitāmaha - ancestral, belonging to father and grandfather

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+paitāmaha)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• paitāmaha – paternal, ancestral, relating to the paternal grandfather
  adjective (masculine)
  from pitāmaha + aṇ

Note: Agrees with padam

पदम् (padam) - the ancestral throne or kingdom (position, seat, place)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, position, rank, status