महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-29, verse-93

अम्बरीषं च नाभागं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय ।
यं प्रजा वव्रिरे पुण्यं गोप्तारं नृपसत्तम ॥९३॥

93. ambarīṣaṁ ca nābhāgaṁ mṛtaṁ śuśruma sṛñjaya ,
yaṁ prajā vavrire puṇyaṁ goptāraṁ nṛpasattama.

93. ambarīṣam ca nābhāgam mṛtam śuśruma sṛñjaya
yam prajāḥ vavrire puṇyam goptāram nṛpasattama

93. sṛñjaya ambarīṣam ca nābhāgam mṛtam śuśruma
yam puṇyam goptāram nṛpasattama prajāḥ vavrire

93. O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that Ambarīṣa, the son of Nābhāga, died—him whom the subjects (prajā) chose as their virtuous protector, the best among kings.

Words meanings summery:

• अम्बरीषम् (ambarīṣam) - Ambarīṣa (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• नाभागम् (nābhāgam) - descendant of Nābhāga, son of Nābhāga

• मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, deceased

• शुश्रुम (śuśruma) - we heard

• सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - O Sṛñjaya

• यम् (yam) - whom

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny (prajā)

• वव्रिरे (vavrire) - chose, selected

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - virtuous, meritorious, sacred

• गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector, guardian

• नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - best among kings

Words meanings and morphology

अम्बरीषम् (ambarīṣam) - Ambarīṣa (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambarīṣa

ambarīṣa - Ambarīṣa (a legendary king)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नाभागम् (nābhāgam) - descendant of Nābhāga, son of Nābhāga

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nābhāga

nābhāga - Nābhāga (a proper name, father of Ambarīṣa)

Note: Adjective referring to Ambarīṣa

मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, deceased

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √mṛ

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: modifies Ambarīṣam

शुश्रुम (śuśruma) - we heard

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - O Sṛñjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - Sṛñjaya (a proper name)

यम् (yam) - whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Note: refers to Ambarīṣa

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny (prajā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, people

वव्रिरे (vavrire) - chose, selected

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of √vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 9)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - virtuous, meritorious, sacred

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - virtuous, meritorious, auspicious, good

Note: modifies yam

गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector, guardian

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of goptṛ

goptṛ - protector, guardian, preserver

agent noun

agent noun from √gup

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: modifies yam

नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - best among kings

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpasattama

nṛpasattama - best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+sattama)

• nṛpa – king, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
  nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)
• sattama – best, most excellent, most virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat (good, excellent)

Note: modifies yam