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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-314, verse-40

ब्राह्मणाय सदा देयं ब्रह्म शुश्रूषवे भवेत् ।
ब्रह्मलोके निवासं यो ध्रुवं समभिकाङ्क्षति ॥४०॥
40. brāhmaṇāya sadā deyaṁ brahma śuśrūṣave bhavet ,
brahmaloke nivāsaṁ yo dhruvaṁ samabhikāṅkṣati.
40. brāhmaṇāya sadā deyam brahma śuśrūṣave bhavet
brahmaloke nivāsam yaḥ dhruvam samabhikāṅkṣati
40. yaḥ brahmaloke dhruvam nivāsam samabhikāṅkṣati
brahma sadā śuśrūṣave brāhmaṇāya deyam bhavet
40. Sacred knowledge should always be given to a Brahmin who serves (the pursuit of) Brahman; (this is for) one who surely desires permanent residence in the world of Brahman (brahmaloka).

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to a Brahmin
  • सदा (sadā) - always, ever
  • देयम् (deyam) - to be given, what should be given
  • ब्रह्म (brahma) - sacred knowledge or the pursuit of Brahman (sacred knowledge, Vedic knowledge, Brahman)
  • शुश्रूषवे (śuśrūṣave) - to one who desires to serve, to a seeker
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, it would be
  • ब्रह्मलोके (brahmaloke) - in the world of Brahman
  • निवासम् (nivāsam) - residence, dwelling
  • यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun)
  • ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, permanent
  • समभिकाङ्क्षति (samabhikāṅkṣati) - he strongly desires, longs for

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to a Brahmin
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class), pertaining to Brahman
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
देयम् (deyam) - to be given, what should be given
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of deya
dā - to give
Gerundive
formed from root dā 'to give' with suffix -ya (kṛtya)
Root: dā (class 3)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - sacred knowledge or the pursuit of Brahman (sacred knowledge, Vedic knowledge, Brahman)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred knowledge, the Vedas
शुश्रूषवे (śuśrūṣave) - to one who desires to serve, to a seeker
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of śuśrūṣu
śuśrūṣu - desirous of hearing, serving, seeking
Desiderative adjective
derived from the desiderative stem of root śru 'to hear/serve' with suffix -u
Root: śru (class 5)
भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, it would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
ब्रह्मलोके (brahmaloke) - in the world of Brahman
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of brahmaloka
brahmaloka - the world of Brahman, a heavenly realm
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+loka)
  • brahman – Brahman, the ultimate reality
    noun (neuter)
  • loka – world, realm, people
    noun (masculine)
निवासम् (nivāsam) - residence, dwelling
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nivāsa
nivāsa - dwelling, residence, abode
Action noun
formed with prefix ni- from root vas 'to dwell'
Prefix: ni
Root: vas (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, permanent
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhruva
dhruva - fixed, permanent, certain
Note: Functions adverbially here.
समभिकाङ्क्षति (samabhikāṅkṣati) - he strongly desires, longs for
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of samabhikāṅkṣ
Prefixes: sam+abhi
Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)