महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-4, verse-4

तस्य पुत्रशतं राजन्नासीत्परमधार्मिकम् ।
तांस्तु सर्वान्महीपालानिक्ष्वाकुरकरोत्प्रभुः ॥४॥

4. tasya putraśataṁ rājannāsītparamadhārmikam ,
tāṁstu sarvānmahīpālānikṣvākurakarotprabhuḥ.

4. tasya putraśatam rājan āsīt paramadhārmikam
tān tu sarvān mahīpālān ikṣvākuḥ akarot prabhuḥ

4. O King, he had a hundred extremely righteous sons. Ikṣvāku, the mighty ruler, appointed all of them as kings.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Ikṣvāku) (his, of him)

• पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (was, existed)

• परमधार्मिकम् (paramadhārmikam) - extremely righteous (supremely righteous, very virtuous)

• तान् (tān) - them (referring to the sons) (them, those)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, in turn)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings (kings, protectors of the earth)

• इक्ष्वाकुः (ikṣvākuḥ) - Ikṣvāku (proper noun)

• अकरोत् (akarot) - appointed (he made, he did, he appointed)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - as ruler (powerful, mighty, lord, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Ikṣvāku) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons

(noun)

neuter, singular of putraśata

putraśata - a hundred sons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+śata)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound used in neuter singular to denote a collection.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (was, existed)

(verb)

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

imperfect third person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

परमधार्मिकम् (paramadhārmikam) - extremely righteous (supremely righteous, very virtuous)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of paramadhārmika

paramadhārmika - supremely virtuous, exceedingly righteous, devoted to the highest (dharma)

derived from 'paramadharma' + 'ika' suffix

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+dharma)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, virtue, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with putraśatam.

तान् (tān) - them (referring to the sons) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, in turn)

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with mahīpālān.

महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings (kings, protectors of the earth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, earth-protector

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

इक्ष्वाकुः (ikṣvākuḥ) - Ikṣvāku (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - Ikṣvāku (a celebrated king, progenitor of the Solar Dynasty)

अकरोत् (akarot) - appointed (he made, he did, he appointed)

(verb)

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

imperfect third person singular active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - as ruler (powerful, mighty, lord, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - mighty, powerful, lord, master, ruler

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)