महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-209

एते धर्मस्य वेत्तारः कृतज्ञाः सततं प्रभो ।
पूजिताः शुभकर्माणः पूर्वजित्या नराधिप ॥२०९॥

209. ete dharmasya vettāraḥ kṛtajñāḥ satataṁ prabho ,
pūjitāḥ śubhakarmāṇaḥ pūrvajityā narādhipa.

209. ete dharmasya vettāraḥ kṛtajñāḥ satatam prabho
pūjitāḥ śubhakarmāṇaḥ pūrvajityā narādhipa

209. prabho narādhipa ete dharmasya vettāraḥ satatam
kṛtajñāḥ śubhakarmāṇaḥ pūrvajityā pūjitāḥ

209. O Lord, O King, these knowers of natural law (dharma), who are always grateful and perform auspicious deeds, are honored on account of their past victories.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these, they

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law, of duty, of righteousness

• वेत्तारः (vettāraḥ) - knowers, experts

• कृतज्ञाः (kṛtajñāḥ) - grateful, knowing what has been done, appreciative

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

• पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - honored, worshipped

• शुभकर्माणः (śubhakarmāṇaḥ) - performers of auspicious deeds, virtuous

• पूर्वजित्या (pūrvajityā) - by previous victory/conquest

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, lord of men

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law, of duty, of righteousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature

वेत्तारः (vettāraḥ) - knowers, experts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vettṛ

vettṛ - knower, expert

agent noun

derived from root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

कृतज्ञाः (kṛtajñāḥ) - grateful, knowing what has been done, appreciative

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtajña

kṛtajña - grateful, knowing what has been done

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+jña)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• jña – knower, knowing
  adjective
  agent noun
  derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful

पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - honored, worshipped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjita

pūjita - honored, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

derived from root pūj (to honor, worship)

Root: pūj (class 10)

शुभकर्माणः (śubhakarmāṇaḥ) - performers of auspicious deeds, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śubhakārman

śubhakārman - one whose actions are auspicious, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śubha+karman)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पूर्वजित्या (pūrvajityā) - by previous victory/conquest

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pūrvajityā

pūrvajityā - previous victory, former conquest

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+jityā)

• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective
• jityā – victory, conquest
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root pā (to protect) with prefix adhi
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)