महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-23, verse-4

गृहस्थं हि सदा देवाः पितर ऋषयस्तथा ।
भृत्याश्चैवोपजीवन्ति तान्भजस्व महीपते ॥४॥

4. gṛhasthaṁ hi sadā devāḥ pitara ṛṣayastathā ,
bhṛtyāścaivopajīvanti tānbhajasva mahīpate.

4. gṛhasthaṃ hi sadā devāḥ pitaraḥ ṛṣayaḥ tathā
bhṛtyāḥ ca eva upajīvanti tān bhajasva mahīpate

4. mahīpate hi devāḥ pitaraḥ ṛṣayaḥ tathā ca eva
bhṛtyāḥ sadā gṛhasthaṃ upajīvanti tān bhajasva

4. Indeed, O King, the gods, ancestors, sages, and dependents always rely upon the householder. Therefore, you should attend to them.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहस्थं (gṛhasthaṁ) - householder

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers, ancestors

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, so

• भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependents

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they live upon, they depend on

• तान् (tān) - them

• भजस्व (bhajasva) - serve, worship, attend to

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king

Words meanings and morphology

गृहस्थं (gṛhasthaṁ) - householder

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - householder, one who dwells in a house, belonging to a house

from gṛha (house) + stha (standing, abiding)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, abiding, dwelling, situated in
  adjective
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, a divine being

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers, ancestors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, so

(indeclinable)

भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependent, employee, one who is to be maintained

Gerundive

from root bhṛ (to bear, maintain) + tya suffix

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they live upon, they depend on

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of upajīv

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भजस्व (bhajasva) - serve, worship, attend to

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king, ruler

from mahī (earth) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)