महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-67, verse-8

स हि तादृग्गुणस्तेन तुल्योऽध्ययनजन्मना ।
अपत्येषु तथा वृत्ते समस्तेनैव धीमता ।
तमानय यथोद्दिष्टं पूजा कार्या हि तस्य मे ॥८॥

8. sa hi tādṛgguṇastena tulyo'dhyayanajanmanā ,
apatyeṣu tathā vṛtte samastenaiva dhīmatā ,
tamānaya yathoddiṣṭaṁ pūjā kāryā hi tasya me.

8. saḥ hi tādṛk guṇaḥ tena tulyaḥ
adhyayanajanmanā apatyeṣu tathā vṛtte
samastena eva dhīmatā tam ānaya
yathā uddiṣṭam pūjā kāryā hi tasya me

8. saḥ hi tādṛk guṇaḥ tena tulyaḥ
adhyayanajanmanā apatyeṣu tathā vṛtte
samastena eva dhīmatā tam ānaya
yathā uddiṣṭam tasya me pūjā hi kāryā

8. Indeed, he (Agastya) possesses such qualities, being equal in learning and in birth, and likewise in his conduct towards offspring, being entirely wise. Bring him as instructed, for honor is indeed to be performed by me for him.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Agastya) (he, that)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind

• गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, attribute, virtue

• तेन (tena) - by him (implied ideal Brahmin) (by that, by him)

• तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

• अध्ययनजन्मना (adhyayanajanmanā) - by learning and birth

• अपत्येषु (apatyeṣu) - in children, among offspring

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly, likewise

• वृत्ते (vṛtte) - in conduct, in behavior, in the matter of

• समस्तेन (samastena) - by the entirely (wise one) (by all, completely, entirely)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the entirely wise one (Agastya) (by the wise one, by the intelligent one)

• तम् (tam) - him (Agastya) (him, that)

• आनय (ānaya) - bring!

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• उद्दिष्टम् (uddiṣṭam) - instructed, specified, directed

• पूजा (pūjā) - worship, honor, reverence

• कार्या (kāryā) - is to be done, should be performed

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (Agastya) (his, for him)

• मे (me) - by me (Yama) (by me, for me, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Agastya) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of that sort, similar

From tad (that) and dṛś (to see, appear)

Note: The final `ś` becomes `k` due to sandhi rules before a hard consonant (guṇaḥ).

गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, attribute, virtue

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, merit, strand, threefold constituent of nature

तेन (tena) - by him (implied ideal Brahmin) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here meaning 'equal to that one' or 'equal in that way'.

तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, like, comparable

From root tul (to weigh, compare)

Root: tul (class 1)

अध्ययनजन्मना (adhyayanajanmanā) - by learning and birth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of adhyayanajanman

adhyayanajanman - learning and birth (as a dual concept), by means of study and origin

Compound type : dvandva (adhyayana+janman)

• adhyayana – study, learning, reading
  noun (neuter)
  From adhi-i (to go over, study)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)
• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

अपत्येषु (apatyeṣu) - in children, among offspring

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of apatya

apatya - offspring, child, descendant

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly, likewise

(indeclinable)

वृत्ते (vṛtte) - in conduct, in behavior, in the matter of

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, occurrence, event; (as adjective) done, happened, behaved

From root vṛt (to turn, exist, behave)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

समस्तेन (samastena) - by the entirely (wise one) (by all, completely, entirely)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samasta

samasta - all, whole, entire, complete, compound (grammar)

Past Passive Participle

From root as (to be) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'dhīmatā'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the entirely wise one (Agastya) (by the wise one, by the intelligent one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious

From dhī (thought, intelligence) with suffix -mat

Note: Refers to Agastya.

तम् (tam) - him (Agastya) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आनय (ānaya) - bring!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ā-nī

Imperative active

Compound verb formed with prefix ā- and root nī

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

उद्दिष्टम् (uddiṣṭam) - instructed, specified, directed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uddiṣṭa

uddiṣṭa - indicated, pointed out, specified, instructed

Past Passive Participle

From the root diś (to point, show) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially here.

पूजा (pūjā) - worship, honor, reverence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, adoration, honor, reverence, respect

कार्या (kāryā) - is to be done, should be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, business, action

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From the root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - for him (Agastya) (his, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here implying 'for him' or 'in his honor'.

मे (me) - by me (Yama) (by me, for me, of me)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

Note: Here understood in an instrumental sense, 'by me', due to kāryā (to be done).