महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-159, verse-2

धृतिमन्तश्च दक्षाश्च स्वे स्वे कर्मणि भारत ।
पराक्रमविधानज्ञा नराः कृतयुगेऽभवन् ॥२॥

2. dhṛtimantaśca dakṣāśca sve sve karmaṇi bhārata ,
parākramavidhānajñā narāḥ kṛtayuge'bhavan.

2. dhṛtimantaḥ ca dakṣāḥ ca sve sve karmaṇi bhārata
parākramavidhānajñāḥ narāḥ kṛtayuge abhavan

2. O descendant of Bharata, in the Kṛtayuga, people were endowed with fortitude, skilled in their respective actions (karma), and knowledgeable in the principles of valor.

Words meanings summery:

• धृतिमन्तः (dhṛtimantaḥ) - endowed with fortitude, steadfast, firm

• च (ca) - and

• दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - skillful, efficient, clever

• च (ca) - and

• स्वे (sve) - in their own, in one's own

• स्वे (sve) - Repetition for emphasis, 'each in their own' (in their own, in one's own)

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work, in duty (karma)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

• पराक्रमविधानज्ञाः (parākramavidhānajñāḥ) - knowing the rules/principles of valor/prowess

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga (Satya Yuga)

• अभवन् (abhavan) - were, existed, became

Words meanings and morphology

धृतिमन्तः (dhṛtimantaḥ) - endowed with fortitude, steadfast, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhṛtimat

dhṛtimat - possessing fortitude, firm, steadfast, resolute, courageous

Possessive adjective formed with -mat suffix from dhṛti.

Compound type : Descriptive (dhṛti+mat)

• dhṛti – fortitude, steadfastness, firmness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• mat – possessing, having, endowed with
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - skillful, efficient, clever

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dakṣa

dakṣa - able, skillful, clever, efficient, competent

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्वे (sve) - in their own, in one's own

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, his own, her own, their own

स्वे (sve) - Repetition for emphasis, 'each in their own' (in their own, in one's own)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, his own, her own, their own

Note: Emphatic repetition with the preceding 'sve'.

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work, in duty (karma)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, duty, religious rite, destiny (karma)

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; relating to Bharata or India

From Bharata with aṇ suffix

पराक्रमविधानज्ञाः (parākramavidhānajñāḥ) - knowing the rules/principles of valor/prowess

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parākramavidhānajña

parākramavidhānajña - knowing the rules of valor/prowess; familiar with the principles of strength or enterprise

Compound of parākramavidhāna and jña (knowing)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (parākramavidhāna+jña)

• parākramavidhāna – rules/principles of valor/prowess
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: parākrama + vidhāna
• jña – knowing, conversant with, acquainted with
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person, people

कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga (Satya Yuga)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtayuga

kṛtayuga - Kṛtayuga (the first and best of the four yugas, also called Satya Yuga)

Karmadharaya compound: kṛta (perfect) + yuga (age)

Compound type : Karmadharaya (kṛta+yuga)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished; perfect, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yuga – age, epoch, period
  noun (masculine)

अभवन् (abhavan) - were, existed, became

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)