महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-215, verse-34

प्रह्राद उवाच ।
आर्जवेनाप्रमादेन प्रसादेनात्मवत्तया ।
वृद्धशुश्रूषया शक्र पुरुषो लभते महत् ॥३४॥

34. prahrāda uvāca ,
ārjavenāpramādena prasādenātmavattayā ,
vṛddhaśuśrūṣayā śakra puruṣo labhate mahat.

34. prahrādaḥ uvāca ārjavena apramādena prasādena
ātmavattayā vṛddhaśuśrūṣayā śakra puruṣaḥ labhate mahat

34. śakra prahrādaḥ uvāca puruṣaḥ ārjavena apramādena
prasādena ātmavattayā vṛddhaśuśrūṣayā mahat labhate

34. Prahlāda said: "O Śakra, a person (puruṣa) attains greatness through sincerity, diligence, serenity, self-possession (ātman), and serving elders."

Words meanings summery:

• प्रह्रादः (prahrādaḥ) - The Asura king Prahlāda (Prahlāda (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Prahlāda said (said, spoke)

• आर्जवेन (ārjavena) - by means of sincerity (by sincerity, by straightforwardness)

• अप्रमादेन (apramādena) - by means of diligence (by diligence, by attentiveness, by freedom from carelessness)

• प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by means of serenity/favor (by grace, by favor, by serenity, by clarity)

• आत्मवत्तया (ātmavattayā) - by means of self-possession (ātman) (by self-possession, by the state of having a self)

• वृद्धशुश्रूषया (vṛddhaśuśrūṣayā) - by means of serving elders (by serving elders, by obedience to elders)

• शक्र (śakra) - O Indra, addressed by Prahlāda (O powerful one, O Indra)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a human being, an individual (a man, a person, the cosmic person (puruṣa))

• लभते (labhate) - attains, achieves (obtains, gains, receives)

• महत् (mahat) - greatness, an exalted state (great, greatness, something great)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रह्रादः (prahrādaḥ) - The Asura king Prahlāda (Prahlāda (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahrāda

prahrāda - a proper name, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu

From pra-hṛd 'to delight, please', hence 'great joy' or 'one who gives great joy'.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛd (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - Prahlāda said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect formation from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

आर्जवेन (ārjavena) - by means of sincerity (by sincerity, by straightforwardness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - straightforwardness, sincerity, honesty, rectitude

Derived from ṛju (straight) with aṇ suffix.

अप्रमादेन (apramādena) - by means of diligence (by diligence, by attentiveness, by freedom from carelessness)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apramāda

apramāda - diligence, carefulness, attentiveness, freedom from error

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) and pramāda (carelessness).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramāda)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pramāda – carelessness, error, negligence
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-mad (to be heedless).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by means of serenity/favor (by grace, by favor, by serenity, by clarity)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - clearness, serenity, tranquility, grace, favor, kindness, blessing

From pra-sad (to be clear, calm, propitious).

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

आत्मवत्तया (ātmavattayā) - by means of self-possession (ātman) (by self-possession, by the state of having a self)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ātmavattā

ātmavattā - self-possession, the state of having a soul/self, spiritual understanding

Taddhita formation from ātman + vat (possessive suffix) + tā (abstract suffix).

Note: Refers to having self-awareness or inner control.

वृद्धशुश्रूषया (vṛddhaśuśrūṣayā) - by means of serving elders (by serving elders, by obedience to elders)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vṛddhaśuśrūṣā

vṛddhaśuśrūṣā - service to elders, attending on old people

Tatpuruṣa compound (vṛddha + śuśrūṣā).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vṛddha+śuśrūṣā)

• vṛddha – old, aged, grown, wise, elder
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛdh (to grow).
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service, attendance
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  Derived from the desiderative stem of śru (to hear).
  Root: śru (class 5)

शक्र (śakra) - O Indra, addressed by Prahlāda (O powerful one, O Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty, a name of Indra

From root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a human being, an individual (a man, a person, the cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, male, a person, the cosmic Person

लभते (labhate) - attains, achieves (obtains, gains, receives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of labh

Present tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada (middle voice)

Root labh belongs to class 1, takes Ātmanepada endings.

Root: labh (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - greatness, an exalted state (great, greatness, something great)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, greatness, a great thing

Present active participle of root mah (to be great), used as a noun here.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: The form 'mahat' itself is the nominative/accusative singular neuter of the root 'mahat'.