महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-55, verse-27

निदर्शनार्थं तपसो धर्मस्य च नराधिप ।
तत्र यासीत्स्पृहा राजंस्तच्चापि विदितं मम ॥२७॥

27. nidarśanārthaṁ tapaso dharmasya ca narādhipa ,
tatra yāsītspṛhā rājaṁstaccāpi viditaṁ mama.

27. nidarśanārtham tapasaḥ dharmasya ca narādhipa
tatra yā āsīt spṛhā rājan tat ca api viditam mama

27. narādhipa rājan tapasaḥ dharmasya ca nidarśanārtham
tatra yā spṛhā āsīt tat ca api mama viditam

27. O Lord of Men, O King, the desire (spṛhā) you harbored there for asceticism (tapas) and for natural law (dharma) was for the sake of providing an example. That, too, is known to me.

Words meanings summery:

• निदर्शनार्थम् (nidarśanārtham) - for the sake of an example, for demonstration

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of austerity (tapas)

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law (dharma), of constitution

• च (ca) - and

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter

• या (yā) - which (feminine)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• स्पृहा (spṛhā) - desire, longing, eagerness

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• तत् (tat) - that

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood

• मम (mama) - to me, my

Words meanings and morphology

निदर्शनार्थम् (nidarśanārtham) - for the sake of an example, for demonstration

(indeclinable)

Formed from a compound nidarśana-artha + -am suffix functioning as an adverb.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nidarśana+artha)

• nidarśana – sight, spectacle, example, demonstration
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root dṛś with prefix ni, suffix -ana.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, austerity (tapas), religious penance

Root: tap (class 1)

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law (dharma), of constitution

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue (dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

स्पृहा (spṛhā) - desire, longing, eagerness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of spṛhā

spṛhā - desire, longing, eagerness, aspiration

Root: spṛh (class 10)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root vid.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)