महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-123, verse-24

गुरवोऽपि परं धर्मं यद्ब्रूयुस्तत्तथा कुरु ।
गुरूणां हि प्रसादाद्धि श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यसि ॥२४॥

24. guravo'pi paraṁ dharmaṁ yadbrūyustattathā kuru ,
gurūṇāṁ hi prasādāddhi śreyaḥ paramavāpsyasi.

24. guravaḥ api param dharmam yat brūyuḥ tat tathā
kuru gurūṇām hi prasādāt hi śreyaḥ param avāpsyasi

24. guravaḥ api yat param dharmam brūyuḥ tat tathā
kuru hi gurūṇām prasādāt hi param śreyaḥ avāpsyasi

24. Whatever supreme duty (dharma) even your teachers declare, do that exactly so. For, indeed, by the grace of your teachers (guru), you will attain the highest welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers (teachers, elders, revered ones)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty (dharma) (duty, righteousness, law, virtue, constitution (dharma))

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that (relative pronoun))

• ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they declare (they should say, they may say)

• तत् (tat) - that (that (demonstrative pronoun))

• तथा (tathā) - exactly so (so, thus, in that manner)

• कुरु (kuru) - do (do, make, perform)

• गुरूणाम् (gurūṇām) - of (your) teachers (guru) (of teachers, of elders, of revered ones)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

• प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the grace (from grace, by favor, through kindness)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - highest welfare (welfare, good, prosperity, ultimate good)

• परम् (param) - highest (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will achieve)

Words meanings and morphology

गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers (teachers, elders, revered ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, elder, heavy, venerable (guru)

Note: Subject of `brūyuḥ`.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

Superlative of `para`.

Note: Qualifies `dharmam`.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty (dharma) (duty, righteousness, law, virtue, constitution (dharma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, virtue, justice, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature (dharma)

From root `dhṛ` (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `brūyuḥ`.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to `dharmam`.

ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they declare (they should say, they may say)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of brū

Optative

Optative 3rd person plural.

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (that (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of `kuru`.

तथा (tathā) - exactly so (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Correlative to `yathā` (implied with `yat`).

कुरु (kuru) - do (do, make, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative

Imperative 2nd person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गुरूणाम् (gurūṇām) - of (your) teachers (guru) (of teachers, of elders, of revered ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, elder, heavy, venerable (guru)

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the grace (from grace, by favor, through kindness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - grace, favor, kindness, clearness, tranquility

From `pra-√sad` (to settle down, be clear, be gracious).

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - highest welfare (welfare, good, prosperity, ultimate good)

(noun)

neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, prosperity, ultimate good, superiority, better

Comparative of `śrī` (beauty, wealth, good fortune).

Note: Object of `avāpsyasi`.

परम् (param) - highest (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

Superlative of `para`.

Note: Qualifies `śreyaḥ`.

अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will achieve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of avāp

Future Active

Future indicative 2nd person singular. From `ava-√āp` (to obtain).

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)