महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-116, verse-9

शंसिता पुरुषव्याघ्र त्वं नः कुलहिते रतः ।
क्षत्ता चैव पटुप्रज्ञो यो नः शंसति सर्वदा ॥९॥

9. śaṁsitā puruṣavyāghra tvaṁ naḥ kulahite rataḥ ,
kṣattā caiva paṭuprajño yo naḥ śaṁsati sarvadā.

9. śaṃsitā puruṣavyāghra tvam naḥ kulahite rataḥ
kṣattā ca eva paṭuprajñaḥ yaḥ naḥ śaṃsati sarvadā

9. puruṣavyāghra tvam naḥ kulahite rataḥ śaṃsitā ca
eva paṭuprajñaḥ yaḥ kṣattā naḥ sarvadā śaṃsati

9. O best of men (puruṣa), you are devoted to our family's welfare and are our instructor. Indeed, you, the sharp-witted charioteer (kṣattā), are the one who always advises us.

Words meanings summery:

• शंसिता (śaṁsitā) - instructor, adviser, expounder

• पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O best of men, O tiger among men

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• नः (naḥ) - to us, our

• कुलहिते (kulahite) - in the welfare of the family

• रतः (rataḥ) - devoted, engaged, delighting

• क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - charioteer, chamberlain, royal aide

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• पटुप्रज्ञः (paṭuprajñaḥ) - sharp-witted, very intelligent

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• नः (naḥ) - to us, our

• शंसति (śaṁsati) - he declares, he advises, he instructs

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, constantly

Words meanings and morphology

शंसिता (śaṁsitā) - instructor, adviser, expounder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṃsitṛ

śaṁsitṛ - praiser, declarer, teacher

Agent noun

agent noun formed with suffix '-tṛ' from root 'śaṃs'

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O best of men, O tiger among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men (an excellent man)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, male, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Implied vocative case due to address

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

नः (naḥ) - to us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

कुलहिते (kulahite) - in the welfare of the family

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kulahita

kulahita - welfare of the family

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kula+hita)

• kula – family, lineage
  noun (neuter)
• hita – beneficial, welfare, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle from root 'dhā' (to place) through a special formation (hi-)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

रतः (rataḥ) - devoted, engaged, delighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - delighted, pleased, engaged in, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of root 'ram' (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - charioteer, chamberlain, royal aide

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣattṛ

kṣattṛ - charioteer, chamberlain, an attendant

Agent noun

agent noun formed with suffix '-tṛ'

Root: kṣad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

पटुप्रज्ञः (paṭuprajñaḥ) - sharp-witted, very intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṭuprajña

paṭuprajña - clever-minded, sharp-witted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paṭu+prajñā)

• paṭu – clever, sharp, skillful
  adjective
• prajña – wise, intelligent, knowing (referring to prajñā, intellect)
  adjective
  derived from root 'jñā' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

नः (naḥ) - to us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

शंसति (śaṁsati) - he declares, he advises, he instructs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śaṃs

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)