महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-156, verse-3

तथैव धौम्यो धर्मज्ञः पाण्डवानां पुरोहितः ।
यथान्यायमुपाक्रान्तस्तमृषिं संशितव्रतम् ॥३॥

3. tathaiva dhaumyo dharmajñaḥ pāṇḍavānāṁ purohitaḥ ,
yathānyāyamupākrāntastamṛṣiṁ saṁśitavratam.

3. tathā eva dhaumyaḥ dharmajñaḥ pāṇḍavānām purohitaḥ
yathānyāyam upākrāntaḥ tam ṛṣim saṃśitavratam

3. In the same way, Dhaumya, the priest of the Pandavas and one who understood natural law (dharma), properly approached that sage of firm vows.

Words meanings summery:

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

• एव (eva) - in the same way (only, indeed, just, certainly)

• धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - the name of the priest of the Pandavas (Dhaumya)

• धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - one who understood natural law (dharma) (knower of natural law, righteous, one who understands dharma)

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas, belonging to the Pandavas

• पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - priest, chaplain, royal priest

• यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to justice, properly, in a right manner

• उपाक्रान्तः (upākrāntaḥ) - approached (approached, undertaken, set out)

• तम् (tam) - that (sage) (that, him)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

• संशितव्रतम् (saṁśitavratam) - of firm vows, whose vows are sharpened/resolved

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - in the same way (only, indeed, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - the name of the priest of the Pandavas (Dhaumya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - Dhaumya

धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - one who understood natural law (dharma) (knower of natural law, righteous, one who understands dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, knower of
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas, belonging to the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, a Pandava

Patronymic from Paṇḍu

पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - priest, chaplain, royal priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - priest, chaplain

From puras (before) + dhā (to place), one placed in front

Root: dhā (class 3)

यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to justice, properly, in a right manner

(indeclinable)

Formed as an adverbial compound

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• nyāya – justice, rule, method, propriety
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)

उपाक्रान्तः (upākrāntaḥ) - approached (approached, undertaken, set out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upākrānta

upākrānta - approached, begun, set out

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root kram (to step) with prefixes upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: kram (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (sage) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

संशितव्रतम् (saṁśitavratam) - of firm vows, whose vows are sharpened/resolved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - one whose vows are firmly resolved

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, firm, resolved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root śi (to sharpen) with prefix saṃ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śi (class 2)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)