महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-328, verse-23

प्रमाणानि हि पूज्यानि ततस्तं पूजयाम्यहम् ।
यस्तं वेत्ति स मां वेत्ति योऽनु तं स हि मामनु ॥२३॥

23. pramāṇāni hi pūjyāni tatastaṁ pūjayāmyaham ,
yastaṁ vetti sa māṁ vetti yo'nu taṁ sa hi māmanu.

23. pramāṇāni hi pūjyāni tataḥ tam pūjayāmi aham yaḥ
tam vetti saḥ mām vetti yaḥ anu tam saḥ hi mām anu

23. hi pramāṇāni pūjyāni tataḥ aham tam pūjayāmi yaḥ
tam vetti saḥ mām vetti yaḥ tam anu saḥ hi mām anu

23. Indeed, standards are to be honored; therefore, I worship him. Whoever knows him, knows me; and whoever follows him, indeed follows me.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रमाणानि (pramāṇāni) - standards, authorities, proofs

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• पूज्यानि (pūjyāni) - to be worshipped, to be honored

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

• तम् (tam) - him (Maheśvara) (him, that)

• पूजयामि (pūjayāmi) - I worship, I honor

• अहम् (aham) - I

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• तम् (tam) - him (Maheśvara) (him, that)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• माम् (mām) - me

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• अनु (anu) - follows (after, along, according to, following)

• तम् (tam) - him (Maheśvara) (him, that)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• माम् (mām) - me

• अनु (anu) - follows (after, along, according to, following)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रमाणानि (pramāṇāni) - standards, authorities, proofs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - standard, measure, authority, proof, evidence

Formed with prefix pra- and root mā (to measure).

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

पूज्यानि (pūjyāni) - to be worshipped, to be honored

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pūjya

pūjya - to be worshipped, to be honored, venerable, respectable

Gerundive

Derived from root pūj (to worship) + -ya suffix, indicating 'to be done'.

Root: pūj (class 10)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb derived from 'tad'.

तम् (tam) - him (Maheśvara) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पूजयामि (pūjayāmi) - I worship, I honor

(verb)

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

Class 10 verb (pūjayati). Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: pūj (class 10)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

तम् (tam) - him (Maheśvara) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Class 2 verb, Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vid (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Class 2 verb, Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vid (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

अनु (anu) - follows (after, along, according to, following)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a preposition or adverb indicating 'following'.

तम् (tam) - him (Maheśvara) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अनु (anu) - follows (after, along, according to, following)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a preposition or adverb indicating 'following'.