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

धृतिमान्देशकालज्ञः सर्वधर्मविधानवित् ।
क्षत्रियः क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठ पृथिवीमनुशास्ति वै ॥३॥
3. dhṛtimāndeśakālajñaḥ sarvadharmavidhānavit ,
kṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyaśreṣṭha pṛthivīmanuśāsti vai.
3. dhṛtimān deśakālajñaḥ sarvadharmavidhānavit
kṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyaśreṣṭha pṛthivīm anuśāsti vai
3. O best among warriors, a steadfast warrior who understands the appropriate place and time, and knows all the principles (dharma) and ordinances, truly governs the earth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - steadfast, firm, resolute, courageous
  • देशकालज्ञः (deśakālajñaḥ) - one who knows time and place, discerning of circumstances
  • सर्वधर्मविधानवित् (sarvadharmavidhānavit) - one who knows all principles and ordinances
  • क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste
  • क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठ (kṣatriyaśreṣṭha) - O best of warriors
  • पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
  • अनुशास्ति (anuśāsti) - governs, rules, directs
  • वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - steadfast, firm, resolute, courageous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtimat
dhṛtimat - possessing firmness, resolute, courageous
देशकालज्ञः (deśakālajñaḥ) - one who knows time and place, discerning of circumstances
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deśakālajña
deśakālajña - knower of place and time
Compound type : tatpurusha (deśa+kāla+jña)
  • deśa – place, region, country
    noun (masculine)
  • kāla – time, season, proper time
    noun (masculine)
  • jña – knower, understanding
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
सर्वधर्मविधानवित् (sarvadharmavidhānavit) - one who knows all principles and ordinances
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadharmavidhānavit
sarvadharmavidhānavit - knower of all principles (dharma) and ordinances
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma+vidhāna+vit)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    pronoun (masculine)
  • dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, principle
    noun (masculine)
  • vidhāna – ordinance, rule, arrangement, disposition, creation
    noun (neuter)
  • vit – knower, understanding
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: vid (class 2)
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste
क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठ (kṣatriyaśreṣṭha) - O best of warriors
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyaśreṣṭha
kṣatriyaśreṣṭha - best among kṣatriyas
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatriya+śreṣṭha)
  • kṣatriya – warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste
    noun (masculine)
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
    adjective (masculine)
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, world, land
अनुशास्ति (anuśāsti) - governs, rules, directs
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of anuśās
Prefix: anu
Root: śās (class 2)
वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly
(indeclinable)