महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-11, verse-7

धर्मं पुरस्कृत्य सदा सर्वलोकाधिपो भव ।
ब्रह्मर्षींश्चापि देवांश्च गोपायस्व त्रिविष्टपे ॥७॥

7. dharmaṁ puraskṛtya sadā sarvalokādhipo bhava ,
brahmarṣīṁścāpi devāṁśca gopāyasva triviṣṭape.

7. dharmam puraskṛtya sadā sarvalokādhipaḥ bhava
brahmarṣīn ca api devān ca gopāyasva triviṣṭape

7. Always uphold the natural law (dharma) and become the lord of all worlds. Protect the brahmin sages and the gods in heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having honored, having made foremost, having upheld

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, continuously

• सर्वलोकाधिपः (sarvalokādhipaḥ) - lord of all worlds, sovereign of all regions

• भव (bhava) - become, be, exist

• ब्रह्मर्षीन् (brahmarṣīn) - brahmin sages, divine sages

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• देवान् (devān) - gods, deities

• च (ca) - and

• गोपायस्व (gopāyasva) - protect, guard, preserve

• त्रिविष्टपे (triviṣṭape) - in heaven, in the celestial abode

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, moral order, intrinsic nature, virtue

Derived from √dhṛ (to hold, to support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'puraskṛtya'.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having honored, having made foremost, having upheld

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of √kṛ (to do, to make) with prefix puras (before, in front).

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, continuously

(indeclinable)

सर्वलोकाधिपः (sarvalokādhipaḥ) - lord of all worlds, sovereign of all regions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokādhipa

sarvalokādhipa - lord of all worlds, sovereign of all regions, ruler over all people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+adhipa)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• loka – world, region, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

Note: Predicate nominative with 'bhava'.

भव (bhava) - become, be, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative, Active Voice

2nd person singular imperative, active voice of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

ब्रह्मर्षीन् (brahmarṣīn) - brahmin sages, divine sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - brahmin sage, a sage of the highest class, divine seer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator god), sacred utterance, the Absolute, a brahmin
  noun (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'gopāyasva'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

देवान् (devān) - gods, deities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

Root: div (class 1)

Note: Object of 'gopāyasva'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गोपायस्व (gopāyasva) - protect, guard, preserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of gopāya

Imperative, Middle Voice

2nd person singular imperative, middle voice of the denominative verb 'gopāya' from 'gopa' (cowherd, protector), or from the intensive stem of √gup (to protect).

Root: gup (class 1)

त्रिविष्टपे (triviṣṭape) - in heaven, in the celestial abode

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of triviṣṭapa

triviṣṭapa - heaven, the celestial abode, svarga