महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-137

मातुः पितुर्गुरूणां च कार्यमेवानुशासनम् ।
हितं वाप्यहितं वापि न विचार्यं नरर्षभ ॥१३७॥

137. mātuḥ piturgurūṇāṁ ca kāryamevānuśāsanam ,
hitaṁ vāpyahitaṁ vāpi na vicāryaṁ nararṣabha.

137. mātuḥ pituḥ gurūṇām ca kāryam eva anuśāsanam
hitam vā api ahitam vā api na vicāryam nararṣabha

137. nararṣabha mātuḥ pituḥ gurūṇām ca anuśāsanam
hitam vā api ahitam vā api eva kāryam na vicāryam

137. O best of men, the instruction (anuśāsanam) of mother, father, and teachers must certainly be followed; whether it is beneficial or even harmful, it should not be deliberated upon.

Words meanings summery:

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• गुरूणाम् (gurūṇām) - of the teachers

• च (ca) - and

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - must be done/followed (to be done, to be performed, duty, work)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अनुशासनम् (anuśāsanam) - instruction, command, discipline

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary, good

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• अहितम् (ahitam) - harmful, detrimental, not beneficial

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• न (na) - not, no

• विचार्यम् (vicāryam) - to be deliberated, to be considered

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men, O chief of men

Words meanings and morphology

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

गुरूणाम् (gurūṇām) - of the teachers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, respected person

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - must be done/followed (to be done, to be performed, duty, work)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, work

Gerundive

derived from root √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies obligation.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अनुशासनम् (anuśāsanam) - instruction, command, discipline

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuśāsana

anuśāsana - instruction, command, teaching, discipline

from anu-√śās (to instruct)

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, salutary, good

Past Passive Participle

from √dhā (to place), irregular formation

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for anuśāsanam.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

अहितम् (ahitam) - harmful, detrimental, not beneficial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahita

ahita - harmful, detrimental, not beneficial

compound of 'a' (negation) + 'hita'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• hita – beneficial, salutary
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √dhā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for anuśāsanam.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विचार्यम् (vicāryam) - to be deliberated, to be considered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vicārya

vicārya - to be deliberated, to be considered

Gerundive

from vi-√car (to move about, consider)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for anuśāsanam.

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men, O chief of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best of men, chief among men

compound of nara + ṛṣabha

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)