महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-205, verse-15

एको नरसहस्रेषु धर्मविद्विद्यते न वा ।
प्रीतोऽस्मि तव सत्येन भद्रं ते पुरुषोत्तम ॥१५॥

15. eko narasahasreṣu dharmavidvidyate na vā ,
prīto'smi tava satyena bhadraṁ te puruṣottama.

15. ekaḥ narasahasreṣu dharmavit vidyate na vā
prītaḥ asmi tava satyena bhadram te puruṣottama

15. One among thousands of men, a knower of natural law (dharma), may or may not even be found. I am pleased by your truthfulness. May good fortune be yours, O best among men (puruṣa)!

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - only one (among thousands) (one, a single)

• नरसहस्रेषु (narasahasreṣu) - among thousands of men

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of natural law (dharma) (knower of natural law, wise in dharma)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found (or discovered) (is found, exists, is present)

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or not (or)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - I am pleased (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, by truthfulness

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good, fortune, welfare, auspiciousness)

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best among men (puruṣa)! (O best among men!)

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - only one (among thousands) (one, a single)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, sole

नरसहस्रेषु (narasahasreṣu) - among thousands of men

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of narasahasra

narasahasra - a thousand men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+sahasra)

• nara – man, male, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of natural law (dharma) (knower of natural law, wise in dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of dharma, understanding dharma, wise in duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vid)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found (or discovered) (is found, exists, is present)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Present Middle

Present 3rd person singular, ātmanepada, of root vid

Root: vid (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or not (or)

(indeclinable)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - I am pleased (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root prī

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective with 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

Present 1st person singular of root as

Root: as (class 2)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, by truthfulness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, truthfulness, reality, sincerity

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good, fortune, welfare, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, fortunate, excellent; welfare, good fortune

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Used here in the dative sense 'to you' or 'for you'.

पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best among men (puruṣa)! (O best among men!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, excellent man, supreme person (puruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, male, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective
  Superlative degree of ut (up, superior)