महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-105, verse-17

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
ज्येष्ठां स्वसारं पितरं मातरं च गुरुं यथा मानयन्तश्चरन्ति ।
तथाविधानामेष लोको महर्षे परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥१७॥

17. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
jyeṣṭhāṁ svasāraṁ pitaraṁ mātaraṁ ca; guruṁ yathā mānayantaścaranti ,
tathāvidhānāmeṣa loko maharṣe; paraṁ gantā dhṛtarāṣṭro na tatra.

17. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca | jyeṣṭhāṃ svasāraṃ
pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca guruṃ yathā mānayantaḥ
caranti | tathāvidhānām eṣaḥ lokaḥ
maharṣe param gantā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ na tatra

17. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca maharṣe,
ye janāḥ jyeṣṭhāṃ svasāraṃ pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca guruṃ yathā mānayantaḥ caranti,
eṣaḥ lokaḥ tathāvidhānām param gantā.
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ tatra na.

17. Dhritarashtra said: "O great sage, for those who behave by honoring their elder sister, father, mother, and spiritual teacher (guru), this world leads them to the supreme destination. Dhritarashtra will not attain that place."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - The blind king Dhritarashtra, speaker of the verse (Dhritarashtra)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ज्येष्ठां (jyeṣṭhāṁ) - elder (sister) (elder, eldest, superior)

• स्वसारं (svasāraṁ) - sister

• पितरं (pitaraṁ) - father

• मातरं (mātaraṁ) - mother

• च (ca) - and

• गुरुं (guruṁ) - spiritual teacher (guru) (teacher, spiritual teacher, guru)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• मानयन्तः (mānayantaḥ) - honoring, respecting

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they move, they behave, they conduct themselves

• तथाविधानाम् (tathāvidhānām) - of such persons, for such persons

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - this world/realm (of existence or future) (world, realm, people)

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - Addressing Gautama as 'great sage' (O great sage!)

• परम् (param) - to the supreme (destination) (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• गन्ता (gantā) - will attain (the supreme) (one who goes, will go, attainer)

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - The blind king Dhritarashtra, the speaker of the verse, referring to himself (Dhritarashtra)

• न (na) - not, no

• तत्र (tatra) - to that (supreme) place (there, in that place)

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - The blind king Dhritarashtra, speaker of the verse (Dhritarashtra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of a king, literally 'he who holds the kingdom')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
  past passive participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  root dhṛ (to hold) + kta
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, nation
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense

reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

ज्येष्ठां (jyeṣṭhāṁ) - elder (sister) (elder, eldest, superior)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, best, principal

superlative of 'vṛddha' (old)

स्वसारं (svasāraṁ) - sister

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svasṛ

svasṛ - sister

पितरं (pitaraṁ) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

मातरं (mātaraṁ) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गुरुं (guruṁ) - spiritual teacher (guru) (teacher, spiritual teacher, guru)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - heavy, weighty, important, venerable, teacher, preceptor

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

मानयन्तः (mānayantaḥ) - honoring, respecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānayat

mānayat - honoring, respecting

present active participle (causative)

root man (to think) + ṇic (causative) + śatṛ

Root: man (class 4)

चरन्ति (caranti) - they move, they behave, they conduct themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of car

present tense

3rd person plural

Root: car (class 1)

तथाविधानाम् (tathāvidhānām) - of such persons, for such persons

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tathāvidha

tathāvidha - of such a kind, such, similar

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+vidha)

• tathā – so, thus, in that manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, that

लोकः (lokaḥ) - this world/realm (of existence or future) (world, realm, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, space, realm, people

महर्षे (maharṣe) - Addressing Gautama as 'great sage' (O great sage!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

परम् (param) - to the supreme (destination) (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, distant, supreme, ultimate

Note: Can function as an adverb meaning 'ultimately' or 'to the highest degree'.

गन्ता (gantā) - will attain (the supreme) (one who goes, will go, attainer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gantṛ

gantṛ - one who goes, agent of going, future participial noun

agent noun (future participle)

root gam (to go) + tṛc

Root: gam (class 1)

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - The blind king Dhritarashtra, the speaker of the verse, referring to himself (Dhritarashtra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of a king, literally 'he who holds the kingdom')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
  past passive participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  root dhṛ (to hold) + kta
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, nation
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - to that (supreme) place (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)