महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-24, verse-28

व्यास उवाच ।
स राजा पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ श्रेष्ठो वै तेन कर्मणा ।
प्राप्तवान्परमां सिद्धिं दक्षः प्राचेतसो यथा ॥२८॥

28. vyāsa uvāca ,
sa rājā pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha śreṣṭho vai tena karmaṇā ,
prāptavānparamāṁ siddhiṁ dakṣaḥ prācetaso yathā.

28. vyāsaḥ uvāca saḥ rājā pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ vai tena
karmaṇā prāptavān paramām siddhim dakṣaḥ prācetasaḥ yathā

28. vyāsaḥ uvāca saḥ rājā pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaḥ tena karmaṇā vai
śreṣṭhaḥ paramām siddhim prāptavān yathā dakṣaḥ prācetasaḥ

28. Vyasa said: That king, the best among the Pandavas, indeed became preeminent through that action (karma). He attained the highest achievement (siddhi), just like Daksha, the son of Pracetas.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (a revered sage, compiler of the Mahabharata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• राजा (rājā) - king

• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः (pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best among the Pandavas

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - excellent, best, preeminent

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely (particle of emphasis)

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by that specific action (karma) (by action, by deed)

• प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - attained, reached, obtained

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - highest achievement (siddhi) or ultimate success (accomplishment, success, perfection)

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Daksha (a Prajapati, progenitor deity)

• प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - son of Pracetas (an epithet for Daksha)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (a revered sage, compiler of the Mahabharata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa; an arranger, compiler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः (pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best among the Pandavas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha

pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha - foremost of the Pandavas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍava+śreṣṭha)

• pāṇḍava – descendant of Pāṇḍu
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: śrī

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - excellent, best, preeminent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, foremost

Root: śrī

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely (particle of emphasis)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by that specific action (karma) (by action, by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, work, fate, consequence of action

Root: kṛ

प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - attained, reached, obtained

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - attained, obtained, reached

Past Active Participle (ktavat)

Derived from the root āp with the prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, ultimate, supreme, chief

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - highest achievement (siddhi) or ultimate success (accomplishment, success, perfection)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

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

Root: sidh

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Daksha (a Prajapati, progenitor deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - Daksha (a Prajapati, a progenitor deity in Hindu mythology); able, skillful

प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - son of Pracetas (an epithet for Daksha)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prācetasa

prācetasa - son of Pracetas (often refers to Daksha or Vālmīki)

Derived from the proper noun Pracetas with the suffix -a (aṇ).

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)