महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-51, verse-44

ततो जग्राह धर्मे स स्थितिमिन्द्रनिभो नृपः ।
तथेति चोदितः प्रीतस्तावृषी प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥४४॥

44. tato jagrāha dharme sa sthitimindranibho nṛpaḥ ,
tatheti coditaḥ prītastāvṛṣī pratyapūjayat.

44. tataḥ jagrāha dharme saḥ sthitim indranibhaḥ nṛpaḥ
tathā iti coditaḥ prītaḥ tau ṛṣī pratyapūjayat

44. tataḥ indranibhaḥ saḥ nṛpaḥ dharme sthitim jagrāha
tathā iti coditaḥ prītaḥ tau ṛṣī pratyapūjayat

44. Then that king, who resembled Indra, assumed a firm position regarding (dharma) natural law. Prompted by (tathā iti) 'So be it,' he, being pleased, honored those two sages in return.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took, he grasped, he assumed

• धर्मे (dharme) - in the matter of natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in righteousness, in duty)

• सः (saḥ) - he (King Nahuṣa) (he, that)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - firm position (firmness, steadfastness, stability, position)

• इन्द्रनिभः (indranibhaḥ) - resembling Indra, like Indra

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• तथा (tathā) - 'So be it' (as an expression of assent) (so, thus, in that manner, 'so be it')

• इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle indicating direct speech or conclusion

• चोदितः (coditaḥ) - prompted, urged, instigated, encouraged

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

• तौ (tau) - those two (sages Gāvija and Cyavana) (those two, they two)

• ऋषी (ṛṣī) - two sages

• प्रत्यपूजयत् (pratyapūjayat) - he honored in return, he saluted

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun ta-

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took, he grasped, he assumed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of grah

perfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular of √grah

Root: grah (class 9)

धर्मे (dharme) - in the matter of natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in righteousness, in duty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

from √dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (King Nahuṣa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - firm position (firmness, steadfastness, stability, position)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, state, position, firmness, stability, steadfastness

from √sthā (to stand) + ktin

Root: sthā (class 1)

इन्द्रनिभः (indranibhaḥ) - resembling Indra, like Indra

(compound adjective)

Compound type : upami-tatpuruṣa (indra+nibha)

• indra – chief of the gods, rain-god
  proper noun (masculine)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar
  adjective
  from ni-bhā (to appear)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: modifies nṛpaḥ

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

from nṛ (man) + pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - 'So be it' (as an expression of assent) (so, thus, in that manner, 'so be it')

(indeclinable)

from pronoun ta- + suffix -thā

Note: Used as an expression of assent by the sages.

इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle indicating direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

चोदितः (coditaḥ) - prompted, urged, instigated, encouraged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of codita

codita - urged, prompted, instigated, commanded, impelled

Past Passive Participle

from √cud (to urge, impel) + kta

Root: cud (class 10)

Note: modifies nṛpaḥ (implied subject)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

Past Passive Participle

from √prī (to please, delight) + kta

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: modifies nṛpaḥ (implied subject)

तौ (tau) - those two (sages Gāvija and Cyavana) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

ऋषी (ṛṣī) - two sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

प्रत्यपूजयत् (pratyapūjayat) - he honored in return, he saluted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pratipūj

imperfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular of prati-√pūj

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)