महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-94, verse-5

राजा दम्भोद्भवो नाम सार्वभौमः पुराभवत् ।
अखिलां बुभुजे सर्वां पृथिवीमिति नः श्रुतम् ॥५॥

5. rājā dambhodbhavo nāma sārvabhaumaḥ purābhavat ,
akhilāṁ bubhuje sarvāṁ pṛthivīmiti naḥ śrutam.

5. rājā dambhodbhavaḥ nāma sārvabhaumaḥ purā abhavat
akhilām bubhuje sarvām pṛthivīm iti naḥ śrutam

5. There was once a king named Dambhodbhava, a universal sovereign. We have heard that he ruled over the entire earth.

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• दम्भोद्भवः (dambhodbhavaḥ) - Dambhodbhava (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

• सार्वभौमः (sārvabhaumaḥ) - universal sovereign, emperor

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

• अखिलाम् (akhilām) - entire, whole, complete

• बुभुजे (bubhuje) - he ruled (he ruled, he enjoyed, he protected)

• सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all, every, whole

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth, ground

• इति (iti) - thus, so, which means, quoting particle

• नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, to us, our, us)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (by us) (heard, known by tradition)

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

दम्भोद्भवः (dambhodbhavaḥ) - Dambhodbhava (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dambhodbhava

dambhodbhava - born of pride/arrogance (a proper name)

Compound of dambha (pride) and udbhava (origin/birth)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dambha+udbhava)

• dambha – pride, arrogance, hypocrisy
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dambh
• udbhava – origin, birth, production
  noun (masculine)
  From ud- + √bhū
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Can also be a noun, neuter

सार्वभौमः (sārvabhaumaḥ) - universal sovereign, emperor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārvabhauma

sārvabhauma - universal, monarch, emperor, sovereign of the whole earth

Derived from sarvabhūmi (all earth)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अखिलाम् (akhilām) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akhila

akhila - whole, entire, complete, perfect

Compound of a- (negation) + khila (deficient)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• khila – deficient, waste, lacking
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies pṛthivīm

बुभुजे (bubhuje) - he ruled (he ruled, he enjoyed, he protected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of bhuj

Perfect tense, middle voice, reduplicated form

Root: bhuj (class 7)

सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Modifies pṛthivīm

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, soil, ground, world

Note: Object of bubhuje

इति (iti) - thus, so, which means, quoting particle

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, to us, our, us)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us, our

Enclitic form

Note: Implies 'by us' as agent in passive construction

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (by us) (heard, known by tradition)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed

Past Passive Participle

From root √śru (to hear) + kta suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Predicative usage