महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-186, verse-15
गुरुभ्य आसनं देयं कर्तव्यं चाभिवादनम् ।
गुरूनभ्यर्च्य युज्यन्ते आयुषा यशसा श्रिया ॥१५॥
गुरूनभ्यर्च्य युज्यन्ते आयुषा यशसा श्रिया ॥१५॥
15. gurubhya āsanaṁ deyaṁ kartavyaṁ cābhivādanam ,
gurūnabhyarcya yujyante āyuṣā yaśasā śriyā.
gurūnabhyarcya yujyante āyuṣā yaśasā śriyā.
15.
gurubhyaḥ āsanam deyam kartavyam ca abhivādanam
gurūn abhyarcya yujyante āyuṣā yaśasā śriyā
gurūn abhyarcya yujyante āyuṣā yaśasā śriyā
15.
gurubhyaḥ āsanam deyam ca abhivādanam kartavyam
gurūn abhyarcya āyuṣā yaśasā śriyā yujyante
gurūn abhyarcya āyuṣā yaśasā śriyā yujyante
15.
A seat (āsana) should be offered to teachers (guru), and salutations (abhivādana) should be performed. Having honored their teachers (guru), people become endowed with long life, fame, and prosperity (śrī).
Words meanings summery:
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- गुरुभ्यः (gurubhyaḥ) - to the teachers, for the teachers
- आसनम् (āsanam) - a seat, sitting posture (āsana)
- देयम् (deyam) - should be given, to be given
- कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be performed, duty
- च (ca) - and
- अभिवादनम् (abhivādanam) - salutation, greeting
- गुरून् (gurūn) - teachers, elders
- अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having worshipped, having honored
- युज्यन्ते (yujyante) - they are endowed with, they are joined, they obtain
- आयुषा (āyuṣā) - with long life, by means of life
- यशसा (yaśasā) - with fame, by means of glory
- श्रिया (śriyā) - with prosperity, with beauty, with wealth (śrī)
Words meanings and morphology
गुरुभ्यः (gurubhyaḥ) - to the teachers, for the teachers
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of guru
guru - teacher (guru), venerable person, heavy
आसनम् (āsanam) - a seat, sitting posture (āsana)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āsana
āsana - seat, sitting, posture (āsana)
देयम् (deyam) - should be given, to be given
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of deya
deya - to be given, fit to be given, a gift
Gerundive
Gerundive (karmaṇi) of root dā (to give).
Root: dā (class 3)
कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be performed, duty
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty
Gerundive
Gerundive (karmaṇi) of root kṛ (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अभिवादनम् (abhivādanam) - salutation, greeting
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of abhivādana
abhivādana - salutation, greeting, bowing down
Action Noun
Action noun from root vad (to speak) with prefix abhi (towards).
Prefix: abhi
Root: vad (class 1)
गुरून् (gurūn) - teachers, elders
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of guru
guru - teacher (guru), venerable person, heavy
अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having worshipped, having honored
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
Absolutive (gerund) of root arc (to honor, to worship) with prefix abhi (towards).
Prefix: abhi
Root: arc (class 1)
युज्यन्ते (yujyante) - they are endowed with, they are joined, they obtain
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yuj
Root: yuj (class 7)
आयुषा (āyuṣā) - with long life, by means of life
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, longevity, vitality
यशसा (yaśasā) - with fame, by means of glory
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of yaśas
yaśas - fame, glory, renown
श्रिया (śriyā) - with prosperity, with beauty, with wealth (śrī)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity (śrī), wealth, beauty, glory, Lakshmi