महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-51, verse-12

भवांस्तु मम भक्तश्च नित्यं चार्जवमास्थितः ।
दमे तपसि सत्ये च दाने च निरतः शुचिः ॥१२॥

12. bhavāṁstu mama bhaktaśca nityaṁ cārjavamāsthitaḥ ,
dame tapasi satye ca dāne ca nirataḥ śuciḥ.

12. bhavān tu mama bhaktaḥ ca nityam ca ārjavam
āsthitaḥ dame tapasi satye ca dāne ca nirataḥ śuciḥ

12. tu bhavān mama bhaktaḥ ca nityam ca ārjavam
āsthitaḥ dame tapasi satye ca dāne ca nirataḥ śuciḥ

12. But you, on the other hand, are my devotee (bhakta) and always established in straightforwardness. You are dedicated to self-control, spiritual discipline (tapas), truth, and giving (dāna), and you are pure.

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - O Bhīṣma (you (respectful address), your honor)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• मम (mama) - of Lord Kṛṣṇa (my, of me)

• भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - devotee (bhakta), devoted

• च (ca) - and

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• च (ca) - and

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - established, situated, abiding, endowed with

• दमे (dame) - in self-control, in restraint

• तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity (tapas), in penance

• सत्ये (satye) - in truth

• च (ca) - and

• दाने (dāne) - in giving (dāna), in charity

• च (ca) - and

• निरतः (nirataḥ) - devoted to, intent on, engaged in

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, holy

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - O Bhīṣma (you (respectful address), your honor)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you, being, existing

Present Active Participle

from root bhū- 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a polite second-person pronoun.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - of Lord Kṛṣṇa (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Form of 'I' (aham) in the genitive case.

भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - devotee (bhakta), devoted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, loyal, a devotee (bhakta)

Past Passive Participle

derived from root bhaj- 'to share, to devote'

Root: bhaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

adverbial form of nitya (constant)

Note: Functions adverbially here.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - straightness, honesty, straightforwardness

from ṛju (straight, honest)

Note: Functions as an object of āsthitaḥ.

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - established, situated, abiding, endowed with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, established, abiding, resorting to

Past Passive Participle

from upasarga ā + root sthā- 'to stand'

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.

दमे (dame) - in self-control, in restraint

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, subduing

from root dam- 'to subdue, control'

Root: dam (class 4)

तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity (tapas), in penance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, austerity (tapas), penance

from root tap- 'to heat, to perform austerity'

Root: tap (class 1)

सत्ये (satye) - in truth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true

from sat (being, existing)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दाने (dāne) - in giving (dāna), in charity

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, charity (dāna)

from root dā- 'to give'

Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निरतः (nirataḥ) - devoted to, intent on, engaged in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirata

nirata - delighted in, devoted to, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

from upasarga ni + root ram- 'to delight'

Prefix: ni

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, holy

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.