महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-36, verse-7

ते मा शास्त्रपथे युक्तं ब्रह्मण्यमनसूयकम् ।
समासिञ्चन्ति शास्तारः क्षौद्रं मध्विव मक्षिकाः ॥७॥

7. te mā śāstrapathe yuktaṁ brahmaṇyamanasūyakam ,
samāsiñcanti śāstāraḥ kṣaudraṁ madhviva makṣikāḥ.

7. te mā śāstrapathe yuktam brahmaṇyam anasūyakam
samāsiñcanti śāstāraḥ kṣaudram madhu iva makṣikāḥ

7. te śāstāraḥ makṣikāḥ iva kṣaudram madhu śāstrapathe
yuktam brahmaṇyam anasūyakam mā samāsiñcanti

7. Those teachers, like bees gathering honey, sprinkle (wisdom upon) me, who am dedicated to the scriptural path, devoted to the sacred (brahmaṇya), and free from envy.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• मा (mā) - me

• शास्त्रपथे (śāstrapathe) - on the path of scripture, on the scriptural path

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - dedicated to, engaged in (the scriptural path) (engaged, joined, devoted, yoked)

• ब्रह्मण्यम् (brahmaṇyam) - devoted to the sacred (brahmaṇya) (sacred, pious, devoted to sacred knowledge or Brahman)

• अनसूयकम् (anasūyakam) - free from envy (not envious, free from malice, benevolent)

• समासिञ्चन्ति (samāsiñcanti) - they infuse (with wisdom) (they pour upon, they anoint, they sprinkle fully)

• शास्तारः (śāstāraḥ) - teachers, instructors, rulers

• क्षौद्रम् (kṣaudram) - honey (especially from small bees), wild honey

• मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet drink

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मक्षिकाः (makṣikāḥ) - bees (bees, flies)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'śāstāraḥ' (teachers)

मा (mā) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

शास्त्रपथे (śāstrapathe) - on the path of scripture, on the scriptural path

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śāstrapatha

śāstrapatha - path of scripture, way of teachings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+patha)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, teaching
  noun (neuter)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - dedicated to, engaged in (the scriptural path) (engaged, joined, devoted, yoked)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, engaged, devoted, appropriate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj (to join).

Root: yuj (class 7)

ब्रह्मण्यम् (brahmaṇyam) - devoted to the sacred (brahmaṇya) (sacred, pious, devoted to sacred knowledge or Brahman)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmaṇya

brahmaṇya - pious, sacred, devoted to Brahman or the Vedas

Derived from brahman.

अनसूयकम् (anasūyakam) - free from envy (not envious, free from malice, benevolent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anasūyaka

anasūyaka - not envious, free from malice or jealousy

A negating prefix 'an' added to 'asūyaka' (envious).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+asūyaka)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle, used before vowels
• asūyaka – envious, jealous
  adjective
  From asūyā (envy)

Note: Qualifies 'mā' (me)

समासिञ्चन्ति (samāsiñcanti) - they infuse (with wisdom) (they pour upon, they anoint, they sprinkle fully)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of samāsiñc

Present Tense, Active Voice

Derived from root siñc (to sprinkle) with prefixes sam and ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: siñc (class 6)

शास्तारः (śāstāraḥ) - teachers, instructors, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāstṛ

śāstṛ - teacher, instructor, ruler, guide

Agent noun from root śās (to instruct, rule)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'samāsiñcanti'

क्षौद्रम् (kṣaudram) - honey (especially from small bees), wild honey

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣaudra

kṣaudra - honey, wild honey, small bee's honey

Note: Object of 'samāsiñcanti' (implied)

मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet drink

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet, mead

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating comparison

मक्षिकाः (makṣikāḥ) - bees (bees, flies)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of makṣikā

makṣikā - bee, fly

Note: Subject of comparison