महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-311, verse-23

बृहस्पतिं तु वव्रे स वेदवेदाङ्गभाष्यवित् ।
उपाध्यायं महाराज धर्ममेवानुचिन्तयन् ॥२३॥

23. bṛhaspatiṁ tu vavre sa vedavedāṅgabhāṣyavit ,
upādhyāyaṁ mahārāja dharmamevānucintayan.

23. bṛhaspatim tu vavre sa vedavedāṅgabhāṣyavit
upādhyāyam mahārāja dharmam eva anucintayan

23. mahārāja vedavedāṅgabhāṣyavit saḥ dharmam eva
anucintayan bṛhaspatim upādhyāyam tu vavre

23. O great king, he, being an expert in the Vedas, Vedangas, and their commentaries, chose Brihaspati as his teacher, constantly reflecting on the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - the divine preceptor Brihaspati (Brihaspati (acc. sg.))

• तु (tu) - indeed (for emphasis) (but, indeed, however)

• वव्रे (vavre) - he chose (as preceptor) (he chose, he selected)

• स (sa) - he (the sage) (he, that (masc. nom. sg.))

• वेदवेदाङ्गभाष्यवित् (vedavedāṅgabhāṣyavit) - an expert in the Vedas, their auxiliary sciences, and their explanatory texts (knower of Vedas, Vedangas, and commentaries)

• उपाध्यायम् (upādhyāyam) - as a spiritual teacher (preceptor, teacher (acc. sg.))

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing the listener) (O great king)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, virtue (acc. sg.))

• एव (eva) - only, solely (only, just, indeed, very)

• अनुचिन्तयन् (anucintayan) - constantly reflecting upon (contemplating, reflecting upon)

Words meanings and morphology

बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - the divine preceptor Brihaspati (Brihaspati (acc. sg.))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Lord of prayer, name of a Vedic deity, preceptor of the gods

Note: Object of 'vavre'.

तु (tu) - indeed (for emphasis) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

वव्रे (vavre) - he chose (as preceptor) (he chose, he selected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vṛ

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Verb of the sentence.

स (sa) - he (the sage) (he, that (masc. nom. sg.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'vavre'.

वेदवेदाङ्गभाष्यवित् (vedavedāṅgabhāṣyavit) - an expert in the Vedas, their auxiliary sciences, and their explanatory texts (knower of Vedas, Vedangas, and commentaries)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedavedāṅgabhāṣyavit

vedavedāṅgabhāṣyavit - knower of the Vedas, Vedangas, and their commentaries

Tatpurusha compound ending with vit (knower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vedāṅga+bhāṣya+vid)

• veda – sacred knowledge, the Vedas
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vedāṅga – auxiliary science of the Veda
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of veda (Veda) and aṅga (limb, part).
• bhāṣya – commentary, explanation
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root bhāṣ (to speak) with suffix ya.
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
• vid – knowing, knower
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Epithet for 'sa'.

उपाध्यायम् (upādhyāyam) - as a spiritual teacher (preceptor, teacher (acc. sg.))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upādhyāya

upādhyāya - preceptor, teacher, spiritual guide

Note: Predicative accusative, specifying 'bṛhaspatim''s role.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing the listener) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of mahā (great) and rājan (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
  Feminine stem 'mahā' used here in compound.
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  n-stem.
  Root: rāj

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, virtue (acc. sg.))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anucintayan'.

एव (eva) - only, solely (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'dharmam'.

अनुचिन्तयन् (anucintayan) - constantly reflecting upon (contemplating, reflecting upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anucintayat

anucintayat - contemplating, reflecting

Present Active Participle

From root cint (to think) with anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Acts as an adjective for the subject 'sa'.