महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-14, verse-37

यथास्तां संमतौ राज्ञां पृथिव्यां राजसत्तमौ ।
मान्धाता चाम्बरीषश्च तथा राजन्विराजसे ॥३७॥

37. yathāstāṁ saṁmatau rājñāṁ pṛthivyāṁ rājasattamau ,
māndhātā cāmbarīṣaśca tathā rājanvirājase.

37. yathā āstām saṃmatau rājñām pṛthivyām rājasattamau
māndhātā ca ambarīṣaḥ ca tathā rājan virājase

37. rājan,
yathā māndhātā ca ambarīṣaḥ ca rājasattamau pṛthivyām rājñām saṃmatau āstām,
tathā virājase.

37. Just as Mandhātā and Ambarīṣa, the two most excellent kings, were esteemed among kings on earth, so too, O king, do you shine.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - they two were

• संमतौ (saṁmatau) - esteemed (esteemed, honored, agreed upon (masc. nom. dual))

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - among kings (of kings, among kings)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

• राजसत्तमौ (rājasattamau) - the two most excellent kings (the two best of kings)

• मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Mandhata (name of an ancient king)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अम्बरीषः (ambarīṣaḥ) - Ambarīṣa (Ambarisha (name of an ancient king))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• विराजसे (virājase) - you shine (you shine, you rule, you are eminent)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

आस्ताम् (āstām) - they two were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect

3rd person dual, Parasmaipada, Laṅ (imperfect tense)

Root: as (class 2)

संमतौ (saṁmatau) - esteemed (esteemed, honored, agreed upon (masc. nom. dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃmata

saṁmata - esteemed, honored, approved, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √man (to think) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - among kings (of kings, among kings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

राजसत्तमौ (rājasattamau) - the two most excellent kings (the two best of kings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings, most excellent king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'sat' (good)

मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Mandhata (name of an ancient king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māndhātṛ

māndhātṛ - Mandhata (a celebrated ancient king)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अम्बरीषः (ambarīṣaḥ) - Ambarīṣa (Ambarisha (name of an ancient king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambarīṣa

ambarīṣa - Ambarisha (a celebrated ancient king)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yathā'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

विराजसे (virājase) - you shine (you shine, you rule, you are eminent)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of rāj

Present Indicative

2nd person singular, Ātmanepada, Lat (present tense), 1st class verb

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)