महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-109, verse-24

न केनचन वृत्तेन ह्यवज्ञेयो गुरुर्भवेत् ।
न च माता न च पिता तादृशो यादृशो गुरुः ॥२४॥

24. na kenacana vṛttena hyavajñeyo gururbhavet ,
na ca mātā na ca pitā tādṛśo yādṛśo guruḥ.

24. na kenacana vṛttena hi avajñeyaḥ guruḥ bhavet
na ca mātā na ca pitā tādṛśaḥ yādṛśaḥ guruḥ

24. kenacana vṛttena hi guruḥ na avajñeyaḥ bhavet
ca na mātā ca na pitā tādṛśaḥ yādṛśaḥ guruḥ

24. A spiritual teacher (guru) should never be disrespected through any action. Neither a mother nor a father is of such a nature as a guru (is revered).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• केनचन (kenacana) - by any one, by anything

• वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by conduct, by behavior, by act

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अवज्ञेयः (avajñeyaḥ) - to be disrespected, contemptible

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - spiritual teacher, preceptor

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• माता (mātā) - mother

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• पिता (pitā) - father

• तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such, of that kind

• यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - of what kind, as

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - spiritual teacher, preceptor

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

केनचन (kenacana) - by any one, by anything

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcana

kimcana - anyone, anything; some, any

Formed from kim (what) + cana (particle)

वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by conduct, by behavior, by act

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, course of action; event, occurrence; past passive participle of vṛt (to be, exist)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, to be, to happen)

Root: vṛt

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अवज्ञेयः (avajñeyaḥ) - to be disrespected, contemptible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avajñeya

avajñeya - to be despised, contemptible, not to be disregarded

Gerundive

Gerundive formed from ava-jñā (to disregard, despise)

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - spiritual teacher, preceptor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

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

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, like that, of that kind

यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - of what kind, as

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, as

गुरुः (guruḥ) - spiritual teacher, preceptor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

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