महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-91, verse-8

प्रतिगृह्य धरां राजन्व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः ।
अब्रवीद्भरतश्रेष्ठं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥८॥

8. pratigṛhya dharāṁ rājanvyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ ,
abravīdbharataśreṣṭhaṁ dharmātmānaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram.

8. pratigṛhya dharām rājan vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ
abravīt bharataśreṣṭham dharmātmānam yudhiṣṭhiram

8. rājan satyavatīsutaḥ vyāsaḥ dharām pratigṛhya
bharataśreṣṭham dharmātmānam yudhiṣṭhiram abravīt

8. O King, after accepting the earth, Vyasa, the son of Satyavati, addressed Yudhishthira, who was the foremost among the Bharatas and embodied (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received

• धराम् (dharām) - the earth

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa

• सत्यवतीसुतः (satyavatīsutaḥ) - son of Satyavati

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• भरतश्रेष्ठम् (bharataśreṣṭham) - to the best of the Bharatas, to the foremost Bharata

• धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - Yudhishthira, known for his righteousness (the virtuous one, the one whose (dharma) is their very self)

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed with prefix 'prati' and root 'grah'.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

धराम् (dharām) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharā

dharā - the earth, land, ground

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa (name of the compiler of the Vedas and author of the Mahabharata)

सत्यवतीसुतः (satyavatīsutaḥ) - son of Satyavati

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavatīsuta

satyavatīsuta - son of Satyavati

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satyavatī+suta)

• satyavatī – Satyavati (name of Vyasa's mother)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sū (to give birth, to produce).
  Root: sū (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

भरतश्रेष्ठम् (bharataśreṣṭham) - to the best of the Bharatas, to the foremost Bharata

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of the Bharatas, foremost Bharata

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective

धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - Yudhishthira, known for his righteousness (the virtuous one, the one whose (dharma) is their very self)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous, virtuous, one whose soul is (dharma), having a righteous nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (name of the eldest Pandava brother)