महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-23, verse-21

धर्मात्मा तात धर्मज्ञः पारंपर्येण निर्णये ।
अमर्त्य इव मर्त्यः सन्नेष प्राणानधारयत् ॥२१॥

21. dharmātmā tāta dharmajñaḥ pāraṁparyeṇa nirṇaye ,
amartya iva martyaḥ sanneṣa prāṇānadhārayat.

21. dharmātmā tāta dharmajñaḥ pāramparyeṇa nirṇaye
amartyaḥ iva martyaḥ san eṣaḥ prāṇān adhārayat

21. tāta eṣaḥ dharmātmā dharmajñaḥ pāramparyeṇa
nirṇaye martyaḥ san amartyaḥ iva prāṇān adhārayat

21. O father, this righteous soul (dharmātmā), who knows (natural) law (dharma) and made decisions based on tradition, maintained his vital breaths (prāṇa) as if he were immortal, despite being a mortal.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - one whose nature is righteousness, righteous-minded, righteous soul

• तात (tāta) - father, dear one (vocative)

• धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of (natural) law (dharma)

• पारम्पर्येण (pāramparyeṇa) - by tradition, in a traditional manner

• निर्णये (nirṇaye) - in decision, in judgment, in determination

• अमर्त्यः (amartyaḥ) - immortal, not mortal

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal

• सन् (san) - being, existing

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - vital breaths, lives

• अधारयत् (adhārayat) - he sustained, he held, he maintained

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - one whose nature is righteousness, righteous-minded, righteous soul

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose nature is righteousness, righteous-minded

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)

तात (tāta) - father, dear one (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one

धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of (natural) law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with ka suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

पारम्पर्येण (pāramparyeṇa) - by tradition, in a traditional manner

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pāramparya

pāramparya - tradition, traditional succession

निर्णये (nirṇaye) - in decision, in judgment, in determination

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nirṇaya

nirṇaya - decision, judgment, determination

अमर्त्यः (amartyaḥ) - immortal, not mortal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amartya

amartya - immortal, not mortal

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (negative) (a+martya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• martya – mortal
  adjective

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal

सन् (san) - being, existing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good

Present Active Participle

derived from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - vital breaths, lives

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life

अधारयत् (adhārayat) - he sustained, he held, he maintained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dhṛ

Prefix: a

Root: dhṛ (class 1)