महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-52, verse-33

यथादेशं महर्षेस्तु शुश्रूषापरमौ तदा ।
बभूवतुर्महाराज प्रयतावथ दंपती ॥३३॥

33. yathādeśaṁ maharṣestu śuśrūṣāparamau tadā ,
babhūvaturmahārāja prayatāvatha daṁpatī.

33. yathādeśam maharṣeḥ tu śuśrūṣāparamau tadā
babhūvatuḥ mahārāja prayatāv atha dampatī

33. mahārāja tadā atha dampatī prayatāv maharṣeḥ
yathādeśam śuśrūṣāparamau babhūvatuḥ

33. O great king, then that diligent couple became extremely devoted to serving the great sage as instructed.

Words meanings summery:

• यथादेशम् (yathādeśam) - according to instruction, as commanded

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• शुश्रूषापरमौ (śuśrūṣāparamau) - intent on service, devoted to service

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they two became, they two were

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• प्रयताव् (prayatāv) - diligent, attentive, pure

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• दम्पती (dampatī) - the couple, husband and wife

Words meanings and morphology

यथादेशम् (yathādeśam) - according to instruction, as commanded

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+ādeśa)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• ādeśa – order, instruction, command
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: diś (class 6)

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - a great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

शुश्रूषापरमौ (śuśrūṣāparamau) - intent on service, devoted to service

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śuśrūṣāpara

śuśrūṣāpara - devoted to service, engaged in service

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śuśrūṣā+para)

• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, service, attendance
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative noun
  From root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)
• para – intent on, devoted to, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they two became, they two were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

प्रयताव् (prayatāv) - diligent, attentive, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prayata

prayata - diligent, attentive, pure, restrained, concentrated

Past Passive Participle

From root yat with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

दम्पती (dampatī) - the couple, husband and wife

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dampati

dampati - a couple, husband and wife