महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-115, verse-56

ततस्ते विस्मयं जग्मुर्नानाजनपदेश्वराः ।
स्थितिं धर्मे परां दृष्ट्वा भीष्मस्यामिततेजसः ॥५६॥

56. tataste vismayaṁ jagmurnānājanapadeśvarāḥ ,
sthitiṁ dharme parāṁ dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmasyāmitatejasaḥ.

56. tataḥ te vismayam jagmuḥ nānājanapadeśvarāḥ
sthitim dharme parām dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmasya amitatejasaḥ

56. tataḥ te nānājanapadeśvarāḥ vismayam jagmuḥ
bhīṣmasya amitatejasaḥ parām dharme sthitim dṛṣṭvā

56. Then those rulers of various regions were struck with wonder, seeing the supreme steadfastness in proper conduct (dharma) of Bhishma, whose brilliance was immeasurable.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• ते (te) - those rulers (they, those (masculine nominative plural))

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment (masculine accusative singular)

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went (to wonder), they were struck (with wonder) (they went, they reached)

• नानाजनपदेश्वराः (nānājanapadeśvarāḥ) - rulers of various regions

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - steadiness (steadiness, state, position, resolve (feminine accusative singular))

• धर्मे (dharme) - in proper conduct (dharma) (in duty, in proper conduct (masculine locative singular))

• पराम् (parām) - supreme (steadiness) (supreme, excellent, highest (feminine accusative singular))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma (masculine genitive singular)

• अमिततेजसः (amitatejasaḥ) - of Bhishma, whose brilliance is immeasurable (of one whose brilliance is immeasurable (masculine genitive singular))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those rulers (they, those (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to nānājanapadeśvarāḥ.

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment (masculine accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Used with 'jagmuḥ' to mean 'were struck with wonder'.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went (to wonder), they were struck (with wonder) (they went, they reached)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'nānājanapadeśvarāḥ'.

नानाजनपदेश्वराः (nānājanapadeśvarāḥ) - rulers of various regions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānājanapadeśvara

nānājanapadeśvara - ruler of various regions/countries

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+janapada+īśvara)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• janapada – country, region, district
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - steadiness (steadiness, state, position, resolve (feminine accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, state, position, steadiness, firm resolve

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मे (dharme) - in proper conduct (dharma) (in duty, in proper conduct (masculine locative singular))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पराम् (parām) - supreme (steadiness) (supreme, excellent, highest (feminine accusative singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, other

Note: Agrees with 'sthitim'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-tvā'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma (masculine genitive singular)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru patriarch)

अमिततेजसः (amitatejasaḥ) - of Bhishma, whose brilliance is immeasurable (of one whose brilliance is immeasurable (masculine genitive singular))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of amitatejas

amitatejas - of immeasurable brilliance/energy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+tejas)

• amita – immeasurable, infinite
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'a-' (negation) + root 'mā' (to measure)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• tejas – brilliance, energy, splendor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhīṣmasya'.