महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-102, verse-22

भृगुरुवाच ।
पितामहनियोगेन भवन्तमहमागतः ।
प्रतिकर्तुं बलवति नहुषे दर्पमास्थिते ॥२२॥

22. bhṛguruvāca ,
pitāmahaniyogena bhavantamahamāgataḥ ,
pratikartuṁ balavati nahuṣe darpamāsthite.

22. bhṛguḥ uvāca | pitāmaha-niyogena bhavantam aham
āgataḥ | pratikartum balavati nahuṣe darpam āsthite

22. bhṛguḥ uvāca aham pitāmaha-niyogena bhavantam
āgataḥ balavati nahuṣe darpam āsthite pratikartum

22. Bhṛgu said: "I have come to you by the command of the Grandfather (Brahmā) to counteract the powerful Nahuṣa, who is filled with arrogance."

Words meanings summery:

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पितामह-नियोगेन (pitāmaha-niyogena) - Specifically referring to the command of Brahmā. (by the command of the grandfather (Brahmā))

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - to you (respectful)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - have come (used as a verb with "aham") (arrived, come)

• प्रतिकर्तुम् (pratikartum) - to counteract, to punish, to retaliate against

• बलवति (balavati) - powerful, strong

• नहुषे (nahuṣe) - in Nahuṣa, against Nahuṣa

• दर्पम् (darpam) - pride, arrogance, haughtiness

• आस्थिते (āsthite) - Having taken a stand in pride, being filled with pride. (established, having assumed, being situated)

Words meanings and morphology

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhṛgu (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Lit)

Root vac, 3rd person singular, active voice (irregular perfect)

Root: vac (class 2)

पितामह-नियोगेन (pitāmaha-niyogena) - Specifically referring to the command of Brahmā. (by the command of the grandfather (Brahmā))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitāmaha-niyoga

pitāmaha-niyoga - command/direction of the grandfather

Tatpurusha compound: pitāmaha (grandfather) + niyoga (command)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitāmaha+niyoga)

• pitāmaha – grandfather; Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
  Father's father; used as an epithet for Brahmā.
• niyoga – command, order, appointment, injunction, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yuj with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yuj (class 7)

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - to you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū + śatṛ suffix; used as a polite pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

First person singular pronoun

आगतः (āgataḥ) - have come (used as a verb with "aham") (arrived, come)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam with prefix ā + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a finite verb in combination with aham.

प्रतिकर्तुम् (pratikartum) - to counteract, to punish, to retaliate against

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root kṛ with prefix prati + tumun suffix

Prefix: prati

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बलवति (balavati) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Derived from bala (strength) + matup suffix

नहुषे (nahuṣe) - in Nahuṣa, against Nahuṣa

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahuṣa (name of a king)

दर्पम् (darpam) - pride, arrogance, haughtiness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of darpa

darpa - pride, arrogance, conceit, intoxication

From root dṛp (to be proud)

Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Object of āsthite in a compound-like sense, or taken with it.

आस्थिते (āsthite) - Having taken a stand in pride, being filled with pride. (established, having assumed, being situated)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - established, assumed, situated, standing, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefix ā + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially in the locative absolute.