महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-18

समाप्ते नियमे तस्मिन्नथ विप्रस्य धीमतः ।
साक्षात्प्रीतस्तदा धर्मो दर्शयामास तं द्विजम् ॥१८॥

18. samāpte niyame tasminnatha viprasya dhīmataḥ ,
sākṣātprītastadā dharmo darśayāmāsa taṁ dvijam.

18. samāpte niyame tasmin atha viprasya dhīmataḥ |
sākṣāt prītaḥ tadā dharmaḥ darśayāmāsa tam dvijam

18. atha tasmin dhīmataḥ viprasya niyame samāpte tadā
prītaḥ dharmaḥ sākṣāt tam dvijam darśayāmāsa

18. When that wise Brahmin's spiritual observance (niyama) was completed, then Dharma (dharma) himself, being pleased, revealed himself to that twice-born (dvija).

Words meanings summery:

• समाप्ते (samāpte) - having been completed, finished

• नियमे (niyame) - in the observance, in the discipline

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of the Brahmin

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise one, of the intelligent one

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, in person

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the deity Dharma (Dharma (the embodiment of natural law/righteousness))

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - revealed, showed himself

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• द्विजम् (dvijam) - the twice-born (Brahmin)

Words meanings and morphology

समाप्ते (samāpte) - having been completed, finished

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of samāpta

samāpta - finished, completed, concluded

Past Passive Participle

derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix sam- and suffix -kta

Prefix: sam

Root: āp (class 5)

नियमे (niyame) - in the observance, in the discipline

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - restraint, discipline, observance, rule, self-control

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of the Brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise, priest

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise one, of the intelligent one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious

possessive adjective, derived from dhī (intellect) + -mat suffix

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, in person

(indeclinable)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, beloved

Past Passive Participle

derived from root prī (to please, love) with suffix -kta

Root: prī (class 9)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the deity Dharma (Dharma (the embodiment of natural law/righteousness))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - revealed, showed himself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

causative perfect

derived from root dṛś (to see), causative stem darśaya, perfect tense 3rd person singular periphrastic

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

द्विजम् (dvijam) - the twice-born (Brahmin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake