महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-57, verse-12

पयोभक्षो दिवं याति स्नानेन द्रविणाधिकः ।
गुरुशुश्रूषया विद्या नित्यश्राद्धेन संततिः ॥१२॥

12. payobhakṣo divaṁ yāti snānena draviṇādhikaḥ ,
guruśuśrūṣayā vidyā nityaśrāddhena saṁtatiḥ.

12. payobhakṣaḥ divam yāti snānena draviṇādhikaḥ
guruśuśrūṣayā vidyā nityaśrāddhena santatiḥ

12. One who subsists on milk ascends to heaven. Through bathing, one becomes endowed with wealth. Knowledge is attained by service to the preceptor (guru), and progeny through constant śrāddha rituals.

Words meanings summery:

• पयोभक्षः (payobhakṣaḥ) - one who subsists on milk

• दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky

• याति (yāti) - ascends, travels to (goes, moves, proceeds)

• स्नानेन (snānena) - through bathing, by ablution

• द्रविणाधिकः (draviṇādhikaḥ) - rich, wealthy, abundant in possessions

• गुरुशुश्रूषया (guruśuśrūṣayā) - through service to the preceptor

• विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning, science

• नित्यश्राद्धेन (nityaśrāddhena) - through constant śrāddha rituals, by daily offerings to ancestors

• सन्ततिः (santatiḥ) - progeny, offspring, continuity, lineage

Words meanings and morphology

पयोभक्षः (payobhakṣaḥ) - one who subsists on milk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payobhakṣa

payobhakṣa - living on milk, subsisting on milk

Compound of payas (milk) + bhakṣa (eating).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (payas+bhakṣa)

• payas – milk, water
  noun (neuter)
• bhakṣa – eating, food, that which is eaten
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhakṣ 'to eat'.
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Used as a substantive, 'the milk-eater'.

दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

Root: div

याति (yāti) - ascends, travels to (goes, moves, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: yā (class 2)

स्नानेन (snānena) - through bathing, by ablution

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of snāna

snāna - bathing, ablution, purificatory bath

From root snā 'to bathe'.

Root: snā (class 2)

द्रविणाधिकः (draviṇādhikaḥ) - rich, wealthy, abundant in possessions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draviṇādhika

draviṇādhika - rich, wealthy, possessing much property

Compound of draviṇa (wealth) + adhika (abundant).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (draviṇa+adhika)

• draviṇa – wealth, property, money
  noun (neuter)
• adhika – more, excessive, abundant, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix adhi + root ka (nominal suffix).
  Prefix: adhi

Note: The implied subject is 'one'.

गुरुशुश्रूषया (guruśuśrūṣayā) - through service to the preceptor

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of guruśuśrūṣā

guruśuśrūṣā - service to a guru, attendance upon a teacher

Compound of guru (preceptor) + śuśrūṣā (desire to hear/serve).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+śuśrūṣā)

• guru – preceptor, teacher, weighty, venerable
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service, attendance
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  From the desiderative stem of root śru 'to hear'.
  Root: śru (class 5)

विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning, science

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, wisdom

From root vid 'to know'.

Root: vid (class 2)

नित्यश्राद्धेन (nityaśrāddhena) - through constant śrāddha rituals, by daily offerings to ancestors

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nityaśrāddha

nityaśrāddha - perpetual śrāddha (ancestor ritual), daily offering to the deceased

Compound of nitya (constant) + śrāddha (ancestor ritual).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nitya+śrāddha)

• nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual, regular
  adjective (neuter)
• śrāddha – funeral ceremony, ancestor ritual, faith, reverence
  noun (neuter)
  From śraddhā (faith).

सन्ततिः (santatiḥ) - progeny, offspring, continuity, lineage

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of santati

santati - progeny, offspring, lineage, continuity, extension

From prefix sam + root tan 'to stretch'.

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)