महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-18, verse-21

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमाश्वासितो राजा शल्येन भरतर्षभ ।
पूजयामास विधिवच्छल्यं धर्मभृतां वरः ॥२१॥

21. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamāśvāsito rājā śalyena bharatarṣabha ,
pūjayāmāsa vidhivacchalyaṁ dharmabhṛtāṁ varaḥ.

21. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca evam āśvāsitaḥ rājā śalyena
bharatarṣabha pūjayām āsa vidhivat śalyam dharmabhṛtām varaḥ

21. Vaishaṃpāyana said: O best of the Bharatas, thus consoled by Śalya, the king, who was the foremost among those upholding natural law (dharma), honored Śalya properly.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The sage Vaishaṃpāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata. (Vaishaṃpāyana (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• आश्वासितः (āśvāsitaḥ) - consoled, comforted, reassured

• राजा (rājā) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king)

• शल्येन (śalyena) - By King Śalya of Madra. (by Śalya)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to Janamejaya by Vaishaṃpāyana, or referring to Yudhiṣṭhira as the best of Bharatas. (O best of Bharatas)

• पूजयाम् (pūjayām) - (did) honor

• आस (āsa) - was, became

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly, according to rule/rite, duly

• शल्यम् (śalyam) - King Śalya of Madra. (Śalya (object))

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those upholding (dharma)

• वरः (varaḥ) - Referring to King Yudhiṣṭhira as the best among those upholding dharma. (best, foremost, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The sage Vaishaṃpāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata. (Vaishaṃpāyana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaishaṃpāyana (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

From √vac (to speak), 3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

आश्वासितः (āśvāsitaḥ) - consoled, comforted, reassured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśvāsita

āśvāsita - consoled, comforted, reassured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śvas (to breathe, to trust) with the prefix ā, meaning 'to comfort, console'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

शल्येन (śalyena) - By King Śalya of Madra. (by Śalya)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (name of a king)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to Janamejaya by Vaishaṃpāyana, or referring to Yudhiṣṭhira as the best of Bharatas. (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of a king, progenitor of a dynasty), descendant of Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

पूजयाम् (pūjayām) - (did) honor

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pūj

Periphrastic Perfect (root + ām)

Part of a periphrastic perfect construction (pūjayām āsa).

Root: pūj (class 10)

आस (āsa) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of as

Perfect Active

From √as (to be), 3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice. Functions as an auxiliary verb in the periphrastic perfect.

Root: as (class 2)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly, according to rule/rite, duly

(indeclinable)

Derived from vidhi (rule, ordinance) with the suffix -vat (like, according to).

शल्यम् (śalyam) - King Śalya of Madra. (Śalya (object))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (name of a king)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those upholding (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma, righteous

Compound (Tatpuruṣa) of dharma and bhṛt.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, maintaining, supporter, upholder
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root
  Derived from the root √bhṛ (to bear, carry, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वरः (varaḥ) - Referring to King Yudhiṣṭhira as the best among those upholding dharma. (best, foremost, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, principal; boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 1)