महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-109, verse-23

येन प्रीणात्युपाध्यायं तेन स्याद्ब्रह्म पूजितम् ।
मातृतः पितृतश्चैव तस्मात्पूज्यतमो गुरुः ।
ऋषयश्च हि देवाश्च प्रीयन्ते पितृभिः सह ॥२३॥

23. yena prīṇātyupādhyāyaṁ tena syādbrahma pūjitam ,
mātṛtaḥ pitṛtaścaiva tasmātpūjyatamo guruḥ ,
ṛṣayaśca hi devāśca prīyante pitṛbhiḥ saha.

23. yena prīṇāti upādhyāyam tena syāt
brahma pūjitam mātṛtaḥ pitṛtaḥ ca eva
tasmāt pūjyatamaḥ guruḥ ṛṣayaḥ ca
hi devāḥ ca prīyante pitṛbhiḥ saha

23. yena upādhyāyam prīṇāti tena brahma
pūjitam syāt mātṛtaḥ pitṛtaḥ ca eva
tasmāt guruḥ pūjyatamaḥ hi ṛṣayaḥ
ca devāḥ ca pitṛbhiḥ saha prīyante

23. By the one who pleases the teacher (upādhyāya), the Absolute (brahman) is worshipped. Since the spiritual teacher (guru) is honored above mother and father, the guru is therefore the most venerable. Indeed, the sages and the gods are pleased along with the ancestors (pitaras).

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• प्रीणाति (prīṇāti) - he pleases

• उपाध्यायम् (upādhyāyam) - teacher, preceptor

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, would be

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, Brahman

• पूजितम् (pūjitam) - worshipped, honored, revered

• मातृतः (mātṛtaḥ) - from the mother, by way of the mother

• पितृतः (pitṛtaḥ) - from the father, by way of the father

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• पूज्यतमः (pūjyatamaḥ) - most venerable, most worthy of respect

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - spiritual teacher, preceptor

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• च (ca) - and

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• च (ca) - and

• प्रीयन्ते (prīyante) - they are pleased, they are satisfied

• पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - by the ancestors, with the fathers

• सह (saha) - with, along with

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which

प्रीणाति (prīṇāti) - he pleases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prī

Present Active Indicative

Class 9 verb, present stem prīṇā-

Root: prī (class 9)

उपाध्यायम् (upādhyāyam) - teacher, preceptor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upādhyāya

upādhyāya - preceptor, teacher, instructor (who teaches a part of Veda or specific branch of knowledge)

Compound of upa- and adhyāya (lecture, lesson)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (upa+adhyāya)

• upa – near, towards
  indeclinable
• adhyāya – study, reading, lesson, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: i

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Mood

Root verb 'as' (to be), Optative form

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, Brahman

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality; sacred utterance, Veda; priest of Brahma

Root: bṛh

पूजितम् (pūjitam) - worshipped, honored, revered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūjita

pūjita - worshipped, honored, revered, adored

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pūj (to worship, honor)

Root: pūj

मातृतः (mātṛtaḥ) - from the mother, by way of the mother

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to mātṛ (mother)

पितृतः (pitṛtaḥ) - from the father, by way of the father

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to pitṛ (father)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'

पूज्यतमः (pūjyatamaḥ) - most venerable, most worthy of respect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjyatama

pūjyatama - most venerable, most worshipful, most worthy of honor

Superlative

Superlative form of pūjya (worthy of worship)

Root: pūj

गुरुः (guruḥ) - spiritual teacher, preceptor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - venerable, heavy; spiritual teacher, preceptor, guide

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रीयन्ते (prīyante) - they are pleased, they are satisfied

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of prī

Present Middle Indicative

Root 'prī', class 4 (prīya-) or passive of class 9

Root: prī (class 4)

पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - by the ancestors, with the fathers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the instrumental case