महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-185, verse-26

भीष्म उवाच ।
इत्युक्तो भृगुणा राजन्भरद्वाजः प्रतापवान् ।
भृगुं परमधर्मात्मा विस्मितः प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥२६॥

26. bhīṣma uvāca ,
ityukto bhṛguṇā rājanbharadvājaḥ pratāpavān ,
bhṛguṁ paramadharmātmā vismitaḥ pratyapūjayat.

26. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca iti uktaḥ bhṛguṇā rājan bharadvājaḥ pratāpavān
bhṛgum parama-dharma-ātmā vismitaḥ prati-apūjayat

26. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca rājan iti bhṛguṇā uktaḥ pratāpavān
parama-dharma-ātmā bharadvājaḥ vismitaḥ bhṛgum prati-apūjayat

26. Bhishma said: "O King, when the powerful Bharadvaja was thus addressed by Bhrigu, he, whose soul was supremely devoted to natural law (dharma), became astonished and reverently honored Bhrigu in return."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• इति (iti) - introducing a quotation or preceding a statement (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• भृगुणा (bhṛguṇā) - by Bhrigu (proper noun)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja (proper noun)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, majestic

• भृगुम् (bhṛgum) - Bhrigu (proper noun, accusative)

• परम-धर्म-आत्मा (parama-dharma-ātmā) - having a supremely righteous soul, highly virtuous

• विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished, amazed, surprised

• प्रति-अपूजयत् (prati-apūjayat) - he honored in return, he worshipped back

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in Mahabharata); terrible, formidable

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (lit)

Irregular perfect tense form of root √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - introducing a quotation or preceding a statement (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark quotations or conclusions.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

from root √vac (to speak), irregular past participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

भृगुणा (bhṛguṇā) - by Bhrigu (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (name of a revered sage)

Note: Agent of `uktaḥ`.

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Address to Dhritarashtra by Bhishma.

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvaja (name of an ancient sage, son of Bṛhaspati)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, majestic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, glorious, majestic, splendid

Possessive adjective derived from `pratāpa` (power, glory) with suffix `-vat`.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `bharadvājaḥ`.

भृगुम् (bhṛgum) - Bhrigu (proper noun, accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (name of a revered sage)

Note: Object of `pratyapūjayat`.

परम-धर्म-आत्मा (parama-dharma-ātmā) - having a supremely righteous soul, highly virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama-dharma-ātman

parama-dharma-ātman - one whose soul/nature is supremely righteous/virtuous, very virtuous in their intrinsic nature

Bahuvrihi compound. `parama` (supreme) + `dharma` (righteousness) + `ātman` (soul/self).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (parama+dharma+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of `para`.
• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  from root √dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  n-stem noun.
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `bharadvājaḥ`.

विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished, amazed, surprised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismita

vismita - astonished, amazed, surprised, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

from root √smi (to wonder) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

प्रति-अपूजयत् (prati-apūjayat) - he honored in return, he worshipped back

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

from root √pūj (to honor, worship) with prefix prati-. `a` is augment for imperfect.

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)