महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-259, verse-31

इति चैवानुशिष्टोऽस्मि पूर्वैस्तात पितामहैः ।
आश्वासयद्भिः सुभृशमनुक्रोशात्तथैव च ॥३१॥

31. iti caivānuśiṣṭo'smi pūrvaistāta pitāmahaiḥ ,
āśvāsayadbhiḥ subhṛśamanukrośāttathaiva ca.

31. iti ca eva anuśiṣṭaḥ asmi pūrvaiḥ tāta pitāmahaiḥ
āśvāsayadbhiḥ subhṛśam anukrośāt tathā eva ca

31. tāta,
iti ca eva pūrvaiḥ pitāmahaiḥ,
subhṛśam āśvāsayadbhiḥ tathā eva ca anukrośāt (mām) anuśiṣṭaḥ asmi

31. Thus, indeed, I have been instructed by my ancestors and grandfathers, O dear (father), who, comforting me greatly, also (acted) out of compassion.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - Thus (thus, in this manner (marks conclusion or quotation))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed (instructed, taught)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by ancestors (by former ones, by ancestors)

• तात (tāta) - O dear (father) (O dear one, O father (term of endearment))

• पितामहैः (pitāmahaiḥ) - by grandfathers

• आश्वासयद्भिः (āśvāsayadbhiḥ) - who comforted (by those who are comforting, by comforting ones)

• सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - greatly (very much, greatly, exceedingly)

• अनुक्रोशात् (anukrośāt) - out of compassion (from compassion, out of pity)

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

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - Thus (thus, in this manner (marks conclusion or quotation))

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding statement as a quotation or a conclusion

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed (instructed, taught)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuśiṣṭa

anuśiṣṭa - instructed, taught, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

From root śās (to instruct) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Part of the compound verb 'anuśiṣṭaḥ asmi' meaning 'I have been instructed'

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, active voice, 1st person singular

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb forming a periphrastic perfect or passive construction with 'anuśiṣṭaḥ'

पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by ancestors (by former ones, by ancestors)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, prior, eastern

Note: Used as a noun referring to 'ancestors'

तात (tāta) - O dear (father) (O dear one, O father (term of endearment))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment, often used by younger addressing older)

Note: Term of address

पितामहैः (pitāmahaiḥ) - by grandfathers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather

Note: Co-agent with 'pūrvaiḥ'

आश्वासयद्भिः (āśvāsayadbhiḥ) - who comforted (by those who are comforting, by comforting ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āśvāsayat

āśvāsayat - comforting, consoling

Present Active Participle (causative stem)

From causative of śvas (to breathe) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'pūrvaiḥ' and 'pitāmahaiḥ'

सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - greatly (very much, greatly, exceedingly)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+bhṛśa)

• su – good, well, greatly
  indeclinable
• bhṛśam – much, strong, excessive
  indeclinable

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'āśvāsayadbhiḥ'

अनुक्रोशात् (anukrośāt) - out of compassion (from compassion, out of pity)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anukrośa

anukrośa - compassion, pity, sympathy

Prefix: anu

Root: kruś (class 1)

Note: Denotes the reason or origin of the instruction

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb, often used with 'eva' and 'ca'

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction