महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-18

न तेन दृष्टपूर्वोऽन्यः पितुरन्यत्र मानुषः ।
तस्मात्तस्य मनो नित्यं ब्रह्मचर्येऽभवन्नृप ॥१८॥

18. na tena dṛṣṭapūrvo'nyaḥ pituranyatra mānuṣaḥ ,
tasmāttasya mano nityaṁ brahmacarye'bhavannṛpa.

18. na tena dṛṣṭapūrvaḥ anyaḥ pituḥ anyatra mānuṣaḥ
tasmāt tasya manaḥ nityam brahmacarye abhavat nṛpa

18. No other human being had ever been seen by him, apart from his father. Thus, O king, his mind was always focused on celibacy (brahmacarya).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तेन (tena) - by him

• दृष्टपूर्वः (dṛṣṭapūrvaḥ) - seen before

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

• पितुः (pituḥ) - from the father, of the father

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, otherwise, apart from

• मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - a human being

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• ब्रह्मचर्ये (brahmacarye) - in celibacy (brahmacarya) (in celibacy, in religious studenthood)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्टपूर्वः (dṛṣṭapūrvaḥ) - seen before

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭapūrva

dṛṣṭapūrva - seen before, previously seen

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, observed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – before, previous, former
  adjective

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - another, other, different

पितुः (pituḥ) - from the father, of the father

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Used here with 'anyatra' to mean 'apart from the father'.

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, otherwise, apart from

(indeclinable)

मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - a human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, belonging to mankind, a man

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(adjective)

Accusative, singular of nitya

nitya - constant, eternal, perpetual, always existing

Note: Used adverbially.

ब्रह्मचर्ये (brahmacarye) - in celibacy (brahmacarya) (in celibacy, in religious studenthood)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahmacarya

brahmacarya - celibacy, religious studenthood, conduct leading to brahman

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+carya)

• brahman – Veda, sacred knowledge, the Absolute (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• carya – conduct, practice, course
  noun (neuter)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

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