महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-62, verse-11

श्रान्तमध्वनि वर्तन्तं वृद्धमर्हमुपस्थितम् ।
अर्चयेद्भूतिमन्विच्छन्गृहस्थो गृहमागतम् ॥११॥

11. śrāntamadhvani vartantaṁ vṛddhamarhamupasthitam ,
arcayedbhūtimanvicchangṛhastho gṛhamāgatam.

11. śrāntam adhvani vartantam vṛddham arham upasthitam
arcayet bhūtim anvicchan gṛhasthaḥ gṛham āgatam

11. bhūtim anvicchan gṛhasthaḥ adhvani śrāntam vartantam
vṛddham arham gṛham upasthitam āgatam (puruṣam) arcayet

11. A householder desiring their own spiritual elevation (bhūti) should honor an elderly, worthy person who is tired from traveling and has arrived at their home.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रान्तम् (śrāntam) - tired, weary, exhausted

• अध्वनि (adhvani) - on the road, on a journey, on the path

• वर्तन्तम् (vartantam) - being, staying, existing

• वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - elderly (old, aged, grown)

• अर्हम् (arham) - worthy (worthy, venerable, deserving)

• उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - arrived, present, standing near

• अर्चयेत् (arcayet) - should honor, should worship

• भूतिम् (bhūtim) - spiritual elevation (welfare, prosperity, spiritual elevation, existence)

• अन्विच्छन् (anvicchan) - seeking, desiring, pursuing

• गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - a householder

• गृहम् (gṛham) - home, house

• आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come

Words meanings and morphology

श्रान्तम् (śrāntam) - tired, weary, exhausted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śrānta

śrānta - tired, weary, exhausted, rested

Past Passive Participle

From root `śram` (to be weary) + `kta` suffix.

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Agreeing with the implied guest

अध्वनि (adhvani) - on the road, on a journey, on the path

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - road, path, journey, space

वर्तन्तम् (vartantam) - being, staying, existing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vartant

vartant - being, staying, existing, present

Present Active Participle

From root `vṛt` (to be, exist) + `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with the implied guest

वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - elderly (old, aged, grown)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From root `vṛdh` (to grow, increase) + `kta` suffix.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with the implied guest

अर्हम् (arham) - worthy (worthy, venerable, deserving)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arha

arha - deserving, worthy, suitable, venerable

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with the implied guest

उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - arrived, present, standing near

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - stood near, present, arrived, ready

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand) with prefix `upa` + `kta` suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with the implied guest

अर्चयेत् (arcayet) - should honor, should worship

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (potential mood) (vidhiliṅ) of arc

Root: arc (class 1)

भूतिम् (bhūtim) - spiritual elevation (welfare, prosperity, spiritual elevation, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - well-being, prosperity, power, spiritual elevation, existence, becoming

Root: bhū

Note: Object of 'anvicchan'

अन्विच्छन् (anvicchan) - seeking, desiring, pursuing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anvicchat

anvicchat - seeking, desiring, pursuing, investigating

Present Active Participle

From root `iṣ` (to wish, seek) with prefix `anu` + `śatṛ` suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agreeing with 'gṛhasthaḥ'

गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - a householder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - a householder, one residing in a house, belonging to the householder stage of life (āśrama)

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' + 'ka' suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

गृहम् (gṛham) - home, house

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root `gam` (to go) with prefix `ā` + `kta` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with the implied guest