महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-72, verse-9

देवयान्युवाच ।
गुरुपुत्रस्य पुत्रो वै न तु त्वमसि मे पितुः ।
तस्मान्मान्यश्च पूज्यश्च ममापि त्वं द्विजोत्तम ॥९॥

9. devayānyuvāca ,
guruputrasya putro vai na tu tvamasi me pituḥ ,
tasmānmānyaśca pūjyaśca mamāpi tvaṁ dvijottama.

9. devayānī uvāca guruputrasya putraḥ vai na tu tvam asi me
pituḥ tasmāt mānyaḥ ca pūjyaḥ ca mama api tvam dvijottama

9. Devayani said: "You are indeed the son of my guru's son, but you are not my father's son. Therefore, O best of brahmins, you are venerable and worthy of worship even for me."

Words meanings summery:

• देवयानी (devayānī) - Devayani

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गुरुपुत्रस्य (guruputrasya) - of the guru's son, of the teacher's son

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• असि (asi) - are

• मे (me) - my, of me, for me

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - venerable, respectable, worthy of honor

• च (ca) - and

• पूज्यः (pūjyaḥ) - worshipable, honorable, venerable

• च (ca) - and

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अपि (api) - even, also

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born (brahmins)

Words meanings and morphology

देवयानी (devayānī) - Devayani

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayani (daughter of Shukracharya)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect Active Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

गुरुपुत्रस्य (guruputrasya) - of the guru's son, of the teacher's son

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guruputra

guruputra - son of a guru

Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+putra)

• guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

असि (asi) - are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

2nd person singular Present Active Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - my, of me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Alternate form for mama or mayā

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here as an indeclinable 'therefore'

मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - venerable, respectable, worthy of honor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānya

mānya - venerable, respectable, worthy of honor

Gerundive/Past Passive Participle (secondary derivative)

From root man, suffix -ya. Can function as adjective or noun.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Implies 'one who should be honored'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पूज्यः (pūjyaḥ) - worshipable, honorable, venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjya

pūjya - worshipable, honorable, venerable

Gerundive/Past Passive Participle (secondary derivative)

From root pūj, suffix -ya. Can function as adjective or noun.

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Implies 'one who should be worshipped'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born (brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, or bird)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Compound used in vocative case.