महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-95, verse-14

स धर्मशास्त्रकुशलो भीष्मं शांतनवं नृपः ।
पूजयामास धर्मेण स चैनं प्रत्यपालयत् ॥१४॥

14. sa dharmaśāstrakuśalo bhīṣmaṁ śāṁtanavaṁ nṛpaḥ ,
pūjayāmāsa dharmeṇa sa cainaṁ pratyapālayat.

14. sa dharmaśāstrakusalaḥ bhīṣmam śāntanavam nṛpaḥ
pūjayāmāsa dharmeṇa sa ca enam pratyapālayat

14. That king, skilled in dharma-śāstra, honored Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, with due dharma. And Bhishma, in turn, protected him.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - That (king) (he, that)

• धर्मशास्त्रकुसलः (dharmaśāstrakusalaḥ) - skilled in dharma-śāstra, expert in sacred law

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - Bhishma (as son of Shantanu) (son of Shantanu, descendant of Shantanu)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - honored, worshipped, respected

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by dharma, righteously, justly, according to one's duty

• स (sa) - He (Bhishma) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - Him (the king) (him, this (masc. acc.))

• प्रत्यपालयत् (pratyapālayat) - protected, maintained, ruled

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - That (king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine singular nominative of 'tad'. Refers to 'nṛpaḥ'.

धर्मशास्त्रकुसलः (dharmaśāstrakusalaḥ) - skilled in dharma-śāstra, expert in sacred law

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmaśāstrakusala

dharmaśāstrakusala - skilled in religious treatises, expert in sacred law

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharmaśāstra+kusala)

• dharmaśāstra – religious treatise, sacred law
  noun (neuter)
• kusala – skilled, expert, clever
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective for 'nṛpaḥ'.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), terrible, formidable

Note: Object of 'pūjayāmāsa'.

शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - Bhishma (as son of Shantanu) (son of Shantanu, descendant of Shantanu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - son of Shantanu, descendant of Shantanu

Derived from Shantanu + aṇ pratyaya

Note: Epithet for 'bhīṣmam'.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

From nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'pūjayāmāsa'.

पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - honored, worshipped, respected

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Periphrastic perfect form (āmpratyaya)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Active perfect 3rd person singular.

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by dharma, righteously, justly, according to one's duty

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteous conduct, duty, law, virtue, religion

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Means by which the king honored Bhishma.

स (sa) - He (Bhishma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine singular nominative of 'tad'. Refers to 'Bhishma'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एनम् (enam) - Him (the king) (him, this (masc. acc.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

Note: Refers to 'nṛpaḥ'.

प्रत्यपालयत् (pratyapālayat) - protected, maintained, ruled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of pratipāl

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Prefix: prati

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Verb with upasarga 'prati'.