महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-106, verse-42

भीष्म उवाच ।
इत्युक्तवन्तं तं ब्रह्मा राजानं स्म भगीरथम् ।
पूजयामास पूजार्हं विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥४२॥

42. bhīṣma uvāca ,
ityuktavantaṁ taṁ brahmā rājānaṁ sma bhagīratham ,
pūjayāmāsa pūjārhaṁ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā.

42. bhīṣma uvāca iti uktavantam tam brahmā rājānam sma
bhagīratham pūjayām āsa pūjārham vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

42. bhīṣma uvāca brahmā sma tam rājānam bhagīratham iti
uktavantam pūjārham vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā pūjayām āsa

42. Bhishma said: Brahmā then worshipped King Bhagiratha, who had spoken thus and was worthy of veneration, with rites (karma) performed according to what is prescribed by natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• इति (iti) - referring to what Bhagiratha had spoken (thus, so, in this way)

• उक्तवन्तम् (uktavantam) - to the one who had spoken

• तम् (tam) - that (king) (that, him)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king

• स्म (sma) - indicates past action, emphasis (indeed (a particle indicating past tense or emphasis))

• भगीरथम् (bhagīratham) - Bhagiratha (proper noun, king)

• पूजयाम् (pūjayām) - worshipped, honored (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आस (āsa) - he was (auxiliary verb in perfect tense)

• पूजार्हम् (pūjārham) - worthy of worship, venerable

• विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - with rituals prescribed by natural law (dharma) (by that which is seen/prescribed by natural law (dharma) or rule)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by ritual (karma)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - referring to what Bhagiratha had spoken (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

उक्तवन्तम् (uktavantam) - to the one who had spoken

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - one who has spoken, having spoken

Past Active Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak) with suffix -tavat (irregular PPP stem 'ukta')

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'rājānam bhagīratham'

तम् (tam) - that (king) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity), the Absolute, sacred utterance

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāṃj (class 1)

स्म (sma) - indicates past action, emphasis (indeed (a particle indicating past tense or emphasis))

(indeclinable)

भगीरथम् (bhagīratham) - Bhagiratha (proper noun, king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagīratha

bhagīratha - Bhagiratha (name of a legendary king who brought the Ganges River to earth)

पूजयाम् (pūjayām) - worshipped, honored (part of periphrastic perfect)

(indeclinable)

Periphrastic Perfect Root

From root 'pūj' used in periphrastic perfect constructions with auxiliary verb 'ās'

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Forms periphrastic perfect with 'āsa'

आस (āsa) - he was (auxiliary verb in perfect tense)

(verb)

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

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect 'pūjayām āsa'

पूजार्हम् (pūjārham) - worthy of worship, venerable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūjārha

pūjārha - worthy of worship, deserving of honor, venerable

Compound of 'pūjā' (worship) and 'arha' (worthy)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pūjā+arha)

• pūjā – worship, adoration, honor
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pūj (class 10)
• arha – worthy, deserving, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'arh' (to deserve)
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rājānam bhagīratham'

विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - with rituals prescribed by natural law (dharma) (by that which is seen/prescribed by natural law (dharma) or rule)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vidhidṛṣṭa

vidhidṛṣṭa - seen according to rule, prescribed by ordinance or natural law (dharma)

Compound of 'vidhi' (rule/law) and 'dṛṣṭa' (seen/prescribed)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vidhi+dṛṣṭa)

• vidhi – rule, injunction, ordinance, natural law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, observed, perceived, prescribed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dṛś' (to see), irregular formation
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'karmaṇā'

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by ritual (karma)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, consequence of action (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)