महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-23, verse-16

सुद्युम्नश्चापि राजर्षिः श्रूयते दण्डधारणात् ।
प्राप्तवान्परमां सिद्धिं दक्षः प्राचेतसो यथा ॥१६॥

16. sudyumnaścāpi rājarṣiḥ śrūyate daṇḍadhāraṇāt ,
prāptavānparamāṁ siddhiṁ dakṣaḥ prācetaso yathā.

16. sudyumṇaḥ ca api rājarṣiḥ śrūyate daṇḍadhāraṇāt
prāptavān paramām siddhim dakṣaḥ prācetasaḥ yathā

16. rājarṣiḥ sudyumṇaḥ ca api daṇḍadhāraṇāt paramām
siddhim prāptavān śrūyate yathā prācetasaḥ dakṣaḥ

16. It is heard that the royal sage Sudyumna also attained supreme spiritual perfection (siddhi) through the exercise of his righteous authority, just as Dakṣa Prācetasa did.

Words meanings summery:

• सुद्युम्णः (sudyumṇaḥ) - Sudyumna

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, it is heard

• दण्डधारणात् (daṇḍadhāraṇāt) - from the exercise of righteous authority or governance (from holding a staff, from wielding authority, from upholding justice/punishment)

• प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - attained, obtained

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - supreme spiritual perfection (siddhi) (perfection, accomplishment, success)

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa

• प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - Dakṣa, son of Praceta (son of Praceta)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

सुद्युम्णः (sudyumṇaḥ) - Sudyumna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudyumṇa

sudyumṇa - Sudyumna (a name of a king)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - a royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, it is heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of śru

present passive

root śru, 1st conjugation, present tense, passive voice, ātmanepada

Root: śru (class 5)

दण्डधारणात् (daṇḍadhāraṇāt) - from the exercise of righteous authority or governance (from holding a staff, from wielding authority, from upholding justice/punishment)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of daṇḍadhāraṇa

daṇḍadhāraṇa - wielding a staff/rod, exercising authority, administration of justice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+dhāraṇa)

• daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment, authority
  noun (masculine)
• dhāraṇa – holding, bearing, supporting
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - attained, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāptavat

prāptavat - one who has obtained/reached/attained

Past Active Participle

Derived from root āp with prefix pra, suffix -vat (ktavatup)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as a finite verb in some contexts.

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, best, ultimate

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - supreme spiritual perfection (siddhi) (perfection, accomplishment, success)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - perfection, success, accomplishment, supernatural power, spiritual attainment

Root: sidh (class 4)

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - Dakṣa (a Prajāpati, son of Brahmā)

प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - Dakṣa, son of Praceta (son of Praceta)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prācetasa

prācetasa - descendant of Praceta; specifically referring to Dakṣa

patronymic derivation from Praceta

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)