महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-170, verse-4

महाराजो मम पिता शंतनुर्भरतर्षभः ।
दिष्टान्तं प्राप धर्मात्मा समये पुरुषर्षभ ॥४॥

4. mahārājo mama pitā śaṁtanurbharatarṣabhaḥ ,
diṣṭāntaṁ prāpa dharmātmā samaye puruṣarṣabha.

4. mahārājaḥ mama pitā śaṃtanuḥ bharatarṣabhaḥ
diṣṭāntam prāpa dharmātmā samaye puruṣarṣabha

4. puruṣarṣabha mama pitā mahārājaḥ śaṃtanuḥ
bharatarṣabhaḥ dharmātmā samaye diṣṭāntam prāpa

4. O bull among men (puruṣa), my father, the great king Śāntanu, a bull among the Bharatas, whose soul was righteous (dharma), reached his destined end in due time.

Words meanings summery:

• महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - Refers to Shantanu. (the great king)

• मम (mama) - Referring to Bhishma's father. (my, of me)

• पिता (pitā) - Refers to Shantanu. (father)

• शंतनुः (śaṁtanuḥ) - Bhishma's father. (Shantanu (proper name))

• भरतर्षभः (bharatarṣabhaḥ) - An epithet for King Shantanu. (bull among Bharatas, chief of Bharatas)

• दिष्टान्तम् (diṣṭāntam) - the end of destiny, demise, death

• प्राप (prāpa) - attained, reached, obtained

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Refers to King Shantanu. (the righteous-souled, whose soul is (dharma) virtue)

• समये (samaye) - in time, at the proper time, at the appointed time

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - Addressed to Duryodhana. (O bull among men, O chief of men)

Words meanings and morphology

महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - Refers to Shantanu. (the great king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to Śāntanuḥ.

मम (mama) - Referring to Bhishma's father. (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

पिता (pitā) - Refers to Shantanu. (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: In apposition to Śāntanuḥ.

शंतनुः (śaṁtanuḥ) - Bhishma's father. (Shantanu (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṃtanu

śaṁtanu - Shantanu (name of a king, father of Bhishma)

भरतर्षभः (bharatarṣabhaḥ) - An epithet for King Shantanu. (bull among Bharatas, chief of Bharatas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, foremost of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata clan
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to Śāntanuḥ.

दिष्टान्तम् (diṣṭāntam) - the end of destiny, demise, death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of diṣṭānta

diṣṭānta - end of destiny, fated end, death

Compound type : tatpurusha (diṣṭa+anta)

• diṣṭa – destined, fated, ordered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root diś (to point out, to ordain) + kta suffix
  Root: diś (class 6)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

प्राप (prāpa) - attained, reached, obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of āp

perfect active

prefix pra + root āp, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Refers to King Shantanu. (the righteous-souled, whose soul is (dharma) virtue)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, having (dharma) as one's nature (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to Śāntanuḥ.

समये (samaye) - in time, at the proper time, at the appointed time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - time, season, proper time, agreement, convention

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - Addressed to Duryodhana. (O bull among men, O chief of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, foremost of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – person, man, male, conscious being, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)