महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-85, verse-3

लेखाश्मनीव भाः सूर्ये महोर्मिरिव सागरे ।
धर्मस्त्वयि महान्राजन्निति व्यवसिताः प्रजाः ॥३॥

3. lekhāśmanīva bhāḥ sūrye mahormiriva sāgare ,
dharmastvayi mahānrājanniti vyavasitāḥ prajāḥ.

3. lekhā aśmanī iva bhāḥ sūrye | mahā ūrmiḥ iva sāgare
| dharmaḥ tvayi mahān rājan iti vyavasitāḥ prajāḥ

3. Just as lines are inherent in a stone, or light in the sun, or a great wave in the ocean, O King, so too, your great (dharma) (intrinsic nature) is in you. The people are convinced of this.

Words meanings summery:

• लेखा (lekhā) - lines (line, streak)

• अश्मनी (aśmanī) - in a stone

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• भाः (bhāḥ) - light (light, radiance, splendor)

• सूर्ये (sūrye) - in the sun

• महा (mahā) - great (great, large, mighty)

• ऊर्मिः (ūrmiḥ) - wave (wave, billow)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - your great (dharma) (intrinsic nature) (natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, mighty, large)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• व्यवसिताः (vyavasitāḥ) - convinced (resolved, determined, convinced, undertaken)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people (people, subjects, offspring)

Words meanings and morphology

लेखा (lekhā) - lines (line, streak)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lekhā

lekhā - line, streak, drawing, writing

अश्मनी (aśmanī) - in a stone

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aśman

aśman - stone, rock, bolt of Indra

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

भाः (bhāḥ) - light (light, radiance, splendor)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhā

bhā - light, radiance, splendor, beauty

सूर्ये (sūrye) - in the sun

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, sun god

महा (mahā) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

ऊर्मिः (ūrmiḥ) - wave (wave, billow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrmi

ūrmi - wave, billow, surge

Note: The `mahā` + `ūrmiḥ` becomes `mahormiḥ` in sandhi. Here `mahā` is treated as a separate word due to 'no_sandhi' requirement.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - your great (dharma) (intrinsic nature) (natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the inherent quality or righteousness of the King.

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Expresses location or inherence.

महान् (mahān) - great (great, mighty, large)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

व्यवसिताः (vyavasitāḥ) - convinced (resolved, determined, convinced, undertaken)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyavasita

vyavasita - resolved, determined, decided, undertaken, convinced

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sā' (to bind, finish) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ava'. (vi-ava-sā).

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sā (class 4)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people (people, subjects, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - people, subjects, mankind, progeny, offspring

From prefix 'pra' and root 'jan' (to be born).

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of `vyavasitāḥ`.