महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-67, verse-38

कृतज्ञो दृढभक्तिः स्यात्संविभागी जितेन्द्रियः ।
ईक्षितः प्रतिवीक्षेत मृदु चर्जु च वल्गु च ॥३८॥

38. kṛtajño dṛḍhabhaktiḥ syātsaṁvibhāgī jitendriyaḥ ,
īkṣitaḥ prativīkṣeta mṛdu carju ca valgu ca.

38. kṛtajñaḥ dṛḍhabhaktiḥ syāt saṃvibhāgī jitendriyaḥ
| īkṣitaḥ prativīkṣeta mṛdu ca ṛju ca valgu ca

38. kṛtajñaḥ dṛḍhabhaktiḥ saṃvibhāgī jitendriyaḥ syāt
īkṣitaḥ mṛdu ca ṛju ca valgu ca prativīkṣeta

38. A person should be grateful, possess firm devotion (bhakti), be willing to share, and have conquered their senses. When observed by others, they should respond gently, honestly, and pleasingly.

Words meanings summery:

• कृतज्ञः (kṛtajñaḥ) - grateful, thankful, knowing what has been done

• दृढभक्तिः (dṛḍhabhaktiḥ) - firm in devotion, having strong devotion

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be, let it be

• संविभागी (saṁvibhāgī) - sharing, one who shares, generous

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered senses, self-controlled

• ईक्षितः (īkṣitaḥ) - When seen (by others) (seen, observed, beheld)

• प्रतिवीक्षेत (prativīkṣeta) - should look back, should respond, should consider in return

• मृदु (mṛdu) - soft, gentle, mild, tender

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• ऋजु (ṛju) - straight, honest, upright, sincere

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• वल्गु (valgu) - pleasing, beautiful, charming, agreeable

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

कृतज्ञः (kṛtajñaḥ) - grateful, thankful, knowing what has been done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtajña

kṛtajña - grateful, thankful, knowing what has been done, acknowledging benefits

Compound of kṛta (done) and jña (knowing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+jña)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• jña – knowing, conversant with, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

दृढभक्तिः (dṛḍhabhaktiḥ) - firm in devotion, having strong devotion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhabhakti

dṛḍhabhakti - firm devotion, strong devotion, one who has firm devotion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+bhakti)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛh (to be firm, strong)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• bhakti – devotion, attachment, loyalty
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhaj (to worship, adore).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

संविभागी (saṁvibhāgī) - sharing, one who shares, generous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvibhāgin

saṁvibhāgin - sharing, one who shares, participating, generous

Derived from the root bhaj (to share) with prefixes sam and vi.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered senses, self-controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has conquered his senses, self-controlled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued, won
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

ईक्षितः (īkṣitaḥ) - When seen (by others) (seen, observed, beheld)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īkṣita

īkṣita - seen, observed, beheld, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root īkṣ (to see, behold)

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

प्रतिवीक्षेत (prativīkṣeta) - should look back, should respond, should consider in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prativīkṣ

Root īkṣ (to see) with prefixes prati and vi.

Prefixes: prati+vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

मृदु (mṛdu) - soft, gentle, mild, tender

(adjective)

of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, agreeable

Note: Used adverbially, modifying 'prativīkṣeta'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

ऋजु (ṛju) - straight, honest, upright, sincere

(adjective)

of ṛju

ṛju - straight, honest, upright, sincere, simple

Root: ṛj

Note: Used adverbially, modifying 'prativīkṣeta'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

वल्गु (valgu) - pleasing, beautiful, charming, agreeable

(adjective)

of valgu

valgu - pleasing, beautiful, charming, agreeable, lovely

Note: Used adverbially, modifying 'prativīkṣeta'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)