महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-15

राजानं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
वेलेव सागरं क्षुब्धं मद्रराट्समवारयत् ॥१५॥

15. rājānaṁ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaṁ dharmātmānaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram ,
veleva sāgaraṁ kṣubdhaṁ madrarāṭsamavārayat.

15. rājānam pāṇḍavaśreṣṭham dharmātmānam yudhiṣṭhiram
velā iva sāgaram kṣubdham madrarāṭ samavārayat

15. madrarāṭ velā iva kṣubdham sāgaram pāṇḍavaśreṣṭham
dharmātmānam rājānam yudhiṣṭhiram samavārayat

15. The king of Madras (Shalya) restrained Yudhishthira, the best of the Pandavas, whose soul (ātman) was devoted to righteousness (dharma), just as a shore restrains an agitated ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king

• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठम् (pāṇḍavaśreṣṭham) - referring to Yudhishthira (best of the Pandavas)

• धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - referring to Yudhishthira, whose inner self is aligned with dharma (whose soul is righteousness)

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

• वेला (velā) - shore, bank, boundary

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

• क्षुब्धम् (kṣubdham) - agitated, disturbed, stirred

• मद्रराट् (madrarāṭ) - referring to Shalya (king of Madras)

• समवारयत् (samavārayat) - restrained, checked, held back

Words meanings and morphology

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

पाण्डवश्रेष्ठम् (pāṇḍavaśreṣṭham) - referring to Yudhishthira (best of the Pandavas)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha

pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha - best among the Pandavas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍava+śreṣṭha)

• pāṇḍava – descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (good)

धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - referring to Yudhishthira, whose inner self is aligned with dharma (whose soul is righteousness)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, whose nature is dharma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, dharma
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ātman
  noun (masculine)

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper noun, literally 'firm in battle')

वेला (velā) - shore, bank, boundary

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of velā

velā - shore, bank, limit, time

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

क्षुब्धम् (kṣubdham) - agitated, disturbed, stirred

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣubdha

kṣubdha - agitated, disturbed, stirred

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṣubh

Root: kṣubh (class 1)

मद्रराट् (madrarāṭ) - referring to Shalya (king of Madras)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madrarājan

madrarājan - king of the Madras (country/people)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madra+rājan)

• madra – the Madras people/country
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

समवारयत् (samavārayat) - restrained, checked, held back

(verb)

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

Causative of root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefixes sam- and ava-

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: vṛ (class 10)