महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-153, verse-45

पितृभक्तोऽसि राजर्षे मार्कण्डेय इवापरः ।
तेन मृत्युस्तव वशे स्थितो भृत्य इवानतः ॥४५॥

45. pitṛbhakto'si rājarṣe mārkaṇḍeya ivāparaḥ ,
tena mṛtyustava vaśe sthito bhṛtya ivānataḥ.

45. pitṛbhaktaḥ asi rājarṣe mārkaṇḍeyaḥ iva aparaḥ
tena mṛtyuḥ tava vaśe sthitaḥ bhṛtyaḥ iva ānataḥ

45. O royal sage, you are devoted to your ancestors, like another Markandeya. For this reason, Death remains under your command, bowing down like a servant.

Words meanings summery:

• पितृभक्तः (pitṛbhaktaḥ) - devoted to one's ancestors/fathers

• असि (asi) - you are

• राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage, O king-sage

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya (a sage renowned for his longevity and devotion)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other, second

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, for that reason

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• तव (tava) - your

• वशे (vaśe) - in control, under command, under the power of

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, remaining

• भृत्यः (bhṛtyaḥ) - servant, attendant, hired laborer

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आनतः (ānataḥ) - bowed down, submissive, obedient

Words meanings and morphology

पितृभक्तः (pitṛbhaktaḥ) - devoted to one's ancestors/fathers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛbhakta

pitṛbhakta - devoted to fathers or ancestors

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+bhakta)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• bhakta – devoted, loyal, attached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of the root √bhaj (to share, to worship)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

Present tense form of √as

Root: as (class 2)

राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage, O king-sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya (a sage renowned for his longevity and devotion)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Markandeya, a sage famed for his great age and devotion to Shiva and Vishnu

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other, second

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, second, inferior

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, for that reason

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise, the god of death

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

वशे (vaśe) - in control, under command, under the power of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, authority

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, stayed, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

भृत्यः (bhṛtyaḥ) - servant, attendant, hired laborer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependant, wage-earner

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आनतः (ānataḥ) - bowed down, submissive, obedient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ānata

ānata - bowed down, bent, submissive, humbled

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root √nam (to bend, bow) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: nam (class 1)