महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-314, verse-38

चत्वारस्ते वयं शिष्या गुरुपुत्रश्च पञ्चमः ।
इह वेदाः प्रतिष्ठेरन्नेष नः काङ्क्षितो वरः ॥३८॥

38. catvāraste vayaṁ śiṣyā guruputraśca pañcamaḥ ,
iha vedāḥ pratiṣṭheranneṣa naḥ kāṅkṣito varaḥ.

38. catvāraḥ te vayam śiṣyāḥ guruputraḥ ca pañcamaḥ
iha vedāḥ pratiṣṭheran eṣaḥ naḥ kāṅkṣitaḥ varaḥ

38. te vayam catvāraḥ śiṣyāḥ guruputraḥ ca pañcamaḥ
iha vedāḥ pratiṣṭheran eṣaḥ naḥ kāṅkṣitaḥ varaḥ

38. We are four disciples, and the guru's son is the fifth. May the (Vedas) be established here; this is our desired boon.

Words meanings summery:

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• ते (te) - those, they

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples, pupils

• गुरुपुत्रः (guruputraḥ) - the guru's son

• च (ca) - and

• पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - fifth

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

• प्रतिष्ठेरन् (pratiṣṭheran) - may they be established, may they remain firm

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us

• काङ्क्षितः (kāṅkṣitaḥ) - desired, longed for

• वरः (varaḥ) - boon, blessing

Words meanings and morphology

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples, pupils

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - pupil, student, disciple

Gerundive (nominalized)

derived from root śās 'to teach, instruct' with suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Root: śās (class 2)

गुरुपुत्रः (guruputraḥ) - the guru's son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guruputra

guruputra - son of a guru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+putra)

• guru – teacher, spiritual guide
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - fifth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcama

pañcama - fifth

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, the Vedas (sacred texts)

derived from root vid 'to know'

Root: vid (class 2)

प्रतिष्ठेरन् (pratiṣṭheran) - may they be established, may they remain firm

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pratiṣṭhā

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

नः (naḥ) - our, to us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be dative

काङ्क्षितः (kāṅkṣitaḥ) - desired, longed for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṅkṣita

kāṅkṣita - desired, wished, longed for

Past Passive Participle

formed from root kāṅkṣ 'to desire' with suffix -ta

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - boon, blessing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, best; husband