महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-75, verse-29

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तथा सर्वं कृतवान्धर्मराजो भीष्मेणोक्तो विधिवद्गोप्रदाने ।
स मान्धातुर्देवदेवोपदिष्टं सम्यग्धर्मं धारयामास राजा ॥२९॥

29. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tathā sarvaṁ kṛtavāndharmarājo; bhīṣmeṇokto vidhivadgopradāne ,
sa māndhāturdevadevopadiṣṭaṁ; samyagdharmaṁ dhārayāmāsa rājā.

29. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tathā sarvam kṛtavān
dharmarājaḥ bhīṣmeṇa uktaḥ vidhivat
gopradāne saḥ māndhātuḥ devadeva
upadiṣṭam samyak dharmam dhārayāmāsa rājā

29. Vaiśaṃpāyana spoke: Thus, King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharmarāja), instructed by Bhīṣma, performed everything properly regarding the giving of cows. That king properly observed the righteous conduct (dharma) which had been taught by the God of gods to Māndhātṛ.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - did, performed, made

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharmarāja) (King of dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira)

• भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhīṣma

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, told

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, methodically

• गोप्रदाने (gopradāne) - in the giving of cows, in cow-donation

• सः (saḥ) - he

• मान्धातुः (māndhātuḥ) - of Māndhātṛ

• देवदेव (devadeva) - God of gods, supreme deity

• उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - instructed, taught

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteous conduct (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law)

• धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - maintained, observed, upheld

• राजा (rājā) - king

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśaṃpāyana (a pupil of Vyāsa, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect form of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire

Note: Object of kṛtavān.

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - did, performed, made

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, having performed

Past Active Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -vat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies dharmarājaḥ.

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharmarāja) (King of dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - King of righteousness, Yama (god of death), Yudhiṣṭhira

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name of a Kuru elder)

Note: Agent of uktaḥ.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies dharmarājaḥ.

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, methodically

(indeclinable)

Derived from vidhi (rule) with suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies kṛtavān.

गोप्रदाने (gopradāne) - in the giving of cows, in cow-donation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gopradāna

gopradāna - giving of cows, cow-donation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+pradāna)

• go – cow, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• pradāna – giving, bestowing, donation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dā (to give) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the sphere of action.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to rājā / dharmarājaḥ.

मान्धातुः (māndhātuḥ) - of Māndhātṛ

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of māndhātṛ

māndhātṛ - Māndhātṛ (name of a famous ancient king)

Note: Implies 'to Māndhātṛ' for the teaching.

देवदेव (devadeva) - God of gods, supreme deity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devadeva

devadeva - God of gods, supreme deity (epithet of Śiva or Viṣṇu)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+deva)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the compound devadevopadiṣṭam, indicating the agent of teaching.

उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - instructed, taught

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upadiṣṭa

upadiṣṭa - instructed, taught, advised

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root diś (to point, teach) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies dharmam. The compound devadevopadiṣṭam means 'taught by the God of gods'.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies dhārayāmāsa.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteous conduct (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of dhārayāmāsa.

धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - maintained, observed, upheld

(verb)

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

Causative stem of dhṛ

Periphrastic perfect of causative root dhṛ (to hold)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Formed with auxiliary kṛ or as (āmāsa).

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

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