महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-25

धर्मज्ञः सत्यवादी च तथेति प्रत्यभाषत ।
पुनश्चेदं महाराज पप्रच्छ प्रस्थितं गुरुम् ॥२५॥

25. dharmajñaḥ satyavādī ca tatheti pratyabhāṣata ,
punaścedaṁ mahārāja papraccha prasthitaṁ gurum.

25. dharmajñaḥ satyavādī ca tathā iti prati abhāṣata
punaḥ ca idam mahārāja papraccha prasthitam gurum

25. dharmajñaḥ ca satyavādī tathā iti prati abhāṣata
mahārāja punaḥ ca idam prasthitam gurum papraccha

25. The knower of natural law (dharma) and speaker of truth replied, 'So be it.' And again, O great king, he asked this of the departing guru.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of natural law, righteous

• सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - speaker of truth, truthful person

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so

• इति (iti) - thus, saying

• प्रति (prati) - back, in return, in response

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke, he said, he replied

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked, he inquired

• प्रस्थितम् (prasthitam) - departed, set out, going

• गुरुम् (gurum) - teacher, spiritual guide

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of natural law, righteous

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knowing natural law, righteous, virtuous, just

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, expert, acquainted with
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root jñā + ka
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - speaker of truth, truthful person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - speaker of truth, truthful, veracious

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, reality, true
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaker, one who says, proclaiming
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root vad + ṇini
  Root: vad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, saying

(indeclinable)

प्रति (prati) - back, in return, in response

(indeclinable)

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke, he said, he replied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked, he inquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pracch

Perfect tense form (Liṭ Lakāra)

Root: pracch (class 6)

प्रस्थितम् (prasthitam) - departed, set out, going

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasthita

prasthita - departed, set out, gone forth, started

Past Passive Participle

pra (prefix) + sthā (root) + kta (suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

गुरुम् (gurum) - teacher, spiritual guide

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, venerable, heavy