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12,185

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-185, verse-24

ये गुरूनुपसेवन्ते नियता ब्रह्मचारिणः ।
पन्थानं सर्वलोकानां ते जानन्ति मनीषिणः ॥२४॥
24. ye gurūnupasevante niyatā brahmacāriṇaḥ ,
panthānaṁ sarvalokānāṁ te jānanti manīṣiṇaḥ.
24. ye gurūn upasevante niyatāḥ brahmacāriṇaḥ
panthānam sarva-lokānām te jānanti manīṣiṇaḥ
24. ye niyatāḥ brahmacāriṇaḥ gurūn upasevante te
manīṣiṇaḥ sarva-lokānām panthānam jānanti
24. Those disciplined celibate students (brahmacāriṇaḥ) who devotedly serve their teachers (guru), they are truly the wise ones who know the path for all beings.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ये (ye) - those who (who (plural))
  • गुरून् (gurūn) - teachers, heavy ones, elders
  • उपसेवन्ते (upasevante) - they serve, they attend upon, they revere
  • नियताः (niyatāḥ) - controlled, restrained, disciplined, regular
  • ब्रह्मचारिणः (brahmacāriṇaḥ) - celibate students, those who practice brahmacarya
  • पन्थानम् (panthānam) - the correct path, the way to liberation/truth (path, road, way)
  • सर्व-लोकानाम् (sarva-lokānām) - of all worlds, of all people/beings
  • ते (te) - they
  • जानन्ति (jānanti) - they know, they understand
  • मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones, intelligent ones, thoughtful ones

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (who (plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - which, what, who
Relative pronoun.
गुरून् (gurūn) - teachers, heavy ones, elders
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of guru
guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide; heavy, venerable, elder
उपसेवन्ते (upasevante) - they serve, they attend upon, they revere
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of upasev
Present Tense
from root √sev (to serve) with prefix upa-
Prefix: upa
Root: sev (class 1)
नियताः (niyatāḥ) - controlled, restrained, disciplined, regular
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of niyata
niyata - restrained, controlled, disciplined, fixed, regular
Past Passive Participle
from root √yam (to control) with prefix ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Modifies `brahmacāriṇaḥ`.
ब्रह्मचारिणः (brahmacāriṇaḥ) - celibate students, those who practice brahmacarya
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmacārin
brahmacārin - one who practices Brahmacarya, a celibate student, a religious student
Agent noun from `brahmacarya` + `√car` (to move, to practice)
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+carin)
  • brahman – sacred knowledge, Veda, ultimate reality (Brahman), sacred utterance
    noun (neuter)
    Root: bṛh (class 1)
  • carin – moving, acting, practicing, observing
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun suffix
    from root √car (to move, practice)
    Root: car (class 1)
पन्थानम् (panthānam) - the correct path, the way to liberation/truth (path, road, way)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin
pathin - path, road, way, course
Root noun from √path
Root: path
सर्व-लोकानाम् (sarva-lokānām) - of all worlds, of all people/beings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva-loka
sarva-loka - all worlds, all people, all beings
Compound of `sarva` and `loka`.
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+loka)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    pronoun (masculine)
    Universal pronoun.
  • loka – world, realm, people, beings
    noun (masculine)
    from root √lok (to see)
    Root: lok (class 1)
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun.
जानन्ति (jānanti) - they know, they understand
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jñā
Present Tense
from root √jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones, intelligent ones, thoughtful ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious, thoughtful, a sage
Derived from `manīṣā` (intellect, wisdom)
Root: man (class 4)