महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-141, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
महान्धर्मो महाराज शरणागतपालने ।
अर्हः प्रष्टुं भवांश्चैव प्रश्नं भरतसत्तम ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
mahāndharmo mahārāja śaraṇāgatapālane ,
arhaḥ praṣṭuṁ bhavāṁścaiva praśnaṁ bharatasattama.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca mahān dharmaḥ mahārāja śaraṇāgatapālane
arhaḥ praṣṭum bhavān ca eva praśnam bharatasattama

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca mahārāja śaraṇāgatapālane mahān dharmaḥ
bharatasattama bhavān ca eva praśnam praṣṭum arhaḥ

2. Bhīṣma said: O great King, the natural law (dharma) [or 'duty'] of protecting those who seek refuge is profound. And you, O best of the Bhāratas, are indeed worthy to ask such a question.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महान् (mahān) - great, extensive

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, natural law, constitution (dharma)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (O great king)

• शरणागतपालने (śaraṇāgatapālane) - in protecting refugees/those who have come for refuge

• अर्हः (arhaḥ) - worthy, deserving

• प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask

• भवान् (bhavān) - Referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (you (honorific))

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - Referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (O best of the Bhāratas)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a proper name, son of Gaṅgā and Śāntanu)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

महान् (mahān) - great, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, mighty

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, natural law, constitution (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, moral law, intrinsic nature, constitution, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - Referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, extensive
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

शरणागतपालने (śaraṇāgatapālane) - in protecting refugees/those who have come for refuge

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śaraṇāgatapālana

śaraṇāgatapālana - protection of those who have sought refuge

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaraṇāgata+pālana)

• śaraṇa – refuge, protection
  noun (neuter)
• āgata – come, arrived, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pālana – protecting, guarding, nourishing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pāl (class 10)

अर्हः (arhaḥ) - worthy, deserving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arha

arha - worthy, deserving, fit, able

Root: arh (class 1)

प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root praś (pṛcch)

Root: praś (class 6)

भवान् (bhavān) - Referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (you (honorific))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful term), being, existing

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - Referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (O best of the Bhāratas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best among the Bhāratas (descendants of Bharata)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king, an Indian
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most eminent
  adjective (masculine)