महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-17, verse-7

सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
समानीय महीपालानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७॥

7. sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ pitā devavratastava ,
samānīya mahīpālānidaṁ vacanamabravīt.

7. sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ pitā devavrataḥ tava
samānīya mahīpālān idam vacanam abravīt

7. tava pitā devavrataḥ sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ
mahīpālān samānīya idam vacanam abravīt

7. Your father Devavrata, an expert in all aspects of natural law (dharma), gathered the kings and spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः (sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ) - expert in all aspects of natural law; all-knowing in particular principles of dharma

• पिता (pitā) - father

• देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (proper name)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• समानीय (samānīya) - having gathered, having brought together

• महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings, protectors of the earth

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः (sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ) - expert in all aspects of natural law; all-knowing in particular principles of dharma

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadharmaviśeṣajña

sarvadharmaviśeṣajña - expert in all aspects of natural law; all-knowing in particular principles of dharma

Compound formed from sarva (all) + dharma (natural law) + viśeṣa (distinction) + jña (knower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma+viśeṣa+jña)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• viśeṣa – distinction, particularity, special characteristic
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)
• jña – knower, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used here as an adjective qualifying 'pitā Devavrataḥ'.

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - Devavrata (Bhishma's original name), one who has taken a vow to the gods

Compound: deva (god) + vrata (vow).

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+vrata)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

समानीय (samānīya) - having gathered, having brought together

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root nī (to lead, carry) with upasargas sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings, protectors of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound: mahī (earth) + pāla (protector).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)