महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-54, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
धर्मात्मनि महासत्त्वे सत्यसंधे जितात्मनि ।
देवव्रते महाभागे शरतल्पगतेऽच्युते ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
dharmātmani mahāsattve satyasaṁdhe jitātmani ,
devavrate mahābhāge śaratalpagate'cyute.

1. janamejayaḥ uvāca dharmātmani mahā-sattve satya-saṃdhe
jita-ātmani devavrate mahā-bhāge śaratālpa-gate acyute

1. janamejayaḥ uvāca dharmātmani mahā-sattve satya-saṃdhe
jita-ātmani devavrate mahā-bhāge śaratālpa-gate acyute

1. Janamejaya said: "Regarding the one whose very nature (dharma) was righteousness, the great-souled one, true to his vows, self-conquered (ātman), the illustrious Devavrata, the unfaltering one, who had come to lie on the bed of arrows..."

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• धर्मात्मनि (dharmātmani) - in Bhishma, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) was righteousness (in the righteous-souled one, in one whose nature is righteousness)

• महा-सत्त्वे (mahā-sattve) - in Bhishma, the great-souled hero (in the great-souled one, in the one of great being)

• सत्य-संधे (satya-saṁdhe) - in Bhishma, who was true to his terrible vow (satya-saṃdha) (in the one true to his vows/promises)

• जित-आत्मनि (jita-ātmani) - in Bhishma, who had conquered his own self (ātman) (in the self-conquered one)

• देवव्रते (devavrate) - in Devavrata (Bhishma's original name)

• महा-भागे (mahā-bhāge) - in Bhishma, the illustrious and greatly fortunate hero (in the greatly fortunate one, the illustrious one)

• शरताल्प-गते (śaratālpa-gate) - in Bhishma, who was lying on the bed of arrows (in the one who has gone to the bed of arrows)

• अच्युते (acyute) - in Bhishma, the steadfast and unfaltering hero (in the unfaltering one, the steadfast one)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, descendant of Pandavas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मात्मनि (dharmātmani) - in Bhishma, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) was righteousness (in the righteous-souled one, in one whose nature is righteousness)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, having a nature of righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, intrinsic nature, natural law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

महा-सत्त्वे (mahā-sattve) - in Bhishma, the great-souled hero (in the great-souled one, in the one of great being)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahā-sattva

mahā-sattva - great being, great-souled, very brave

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+sattva)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• sattva – being, essence, courage, goodness
  noun (neuter)

सत्य-संधे (satya-saṁdhe) - in Bhishma, who was true to his terrible vow (satya-saṃdha) (in the one true to his vows/promises)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of satya-saṃdha

satya-saṁdha - true to one's vows, firm in truth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+saṃdha)

• satya – truth, true
  noun (neuter)
• saṃdha – vow, promise, agreement
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-dhā (to place together, unite)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

जित-आत्मनि (jita-ātmani) - in Bhishma, who had conquered his own self (ātman) (in the self-conquered one)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jita-ātman

jita-ātman - self-controlled, self-conquered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+ātman)

• jita – conquered, overcome
  participle
  past passive participle
  Derived from root ji- (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

देवव्रते (devavrate) - in Devavrata (Bhishma's original name)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - Devavrata (original name of Bhishma), one with a divine vow

महा-भागे (mahā-bhāge) - in Bhishma, the illustrious and greatly fortunate hero (in the greatly fortunate one, the illustrious one)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahā-bhāga

mahā-bhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune
  noun (masculine)

शरताल्प-गते (śaratālpa-gate) - in Bhishma, who was lying on the bed of arrows (in the one who has gone to the bed of arrows)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaratālpa-gata

śaratālpa-gata - gone to the bed of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaratālpa+gata)

• śaratālpa – bed of arrows
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  participle
  past passive participle
  Derived from root gam- (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

अच्युते (acyute) - in Bhishma, the steadfast and unfaltering hero (in the unfaltering one, the steadfast one)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - unfallen, unfaltering, imperishable (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cyuta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cyuta – fallen, deviated, moved
  participle
  past passive participle
  Derived from root cyu- (to move, fall)
  Root: cyu (class 1)