महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-26, verse-2

एको गुरुर्नास्ति ततो द्वितीयो यो हृच्छयस्तमहमनुब्रवीमि ।
तेनानुशिष्टा गुरुणा सदैव पराभूता दानवाः सर्व एव ॥२॥

2. eko gururnāsti tato dvitīyo; yo hṛcchayastamahamanubravīmi ,
tenānuśiṣṭā guruṇā sadaiva; parābhūtā dānavāḥ sarva eva.

2. ekaḥ guruḥ na asti tataḥ dvitīyaḥ
yaḥ hṛcchayaḥ tam aham anubravīmi
tena anuśiṣṭāḥ guruṇā sadā
eva parābhūtāḥ dānavāḥ sarve eva

2. ekaḥ guruḥ asti,
tataḥ dvitīyaḥ (guruḥ) na asti aham tam (gurum) anubravīmi yaḥ hṛcchayaḥ sarve eva dānavāḥ tena guruṇā anuśiṣṭāḥ (api) sadā eva parābhūtāḥ (bhavanti)

2. There is only one teacher (guru); there is no second beyond him. I follow the one who resides in the heart. All the Dānavas (demons), even though instructed by that (same) teacher (guru), were always defeated.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor (guru)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, than that, then, thereafter

• द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine)

• हृच्छयः (hṛcchayaḥ) - residing in the heart, lying in the heart

• तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine accusative)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनुब्रवीमि (anubravīmi) - I follow (instruction), I speak according to

• तेन (tena) - by that (masculine/neuter)

• अनुशिष्टाः (anuśiṣṭāḥ) - instructed, taught, commanded (plural)

• गुरुणा (guruṇā) - by the teacher, by the preceptor (guru)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• पराभूताः (parābhūtāḥ) - defeated, vanquished, overcome

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons, Dānavas (a class of asuras)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every (masculine nominative plural)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

(numeral)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor (guru)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, heavy, important

Root: gṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice. Root as (2nd conjugation, parasmaipada).

Root: as (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, than that, then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' with ablative suffix 'tas'.

Note: Used here in a comparative sense 'than that (one)'.

द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, a second, another

Masculine nominative singular.

Root: dvi

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Masculine nominative singular.

हृच्छयः (hṛcchayaḥ) - residing in the heart, lying in the heart

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛcchaya

hṛcchaya - residing in the heart, heart-born (e.g., Kāma), existing in the heart

Compound of hṛd (heart) and śaya (lying, resting). 'd' before 'ś' becomes 'cch'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛd+śaya)

• hṛd – heart, mind, essence
  noun (neuter)
• śaya – lying, resting, abiding, a bed
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  noun from root śī
  From root śī (to lie, to sleep) + suffix 'a'.
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Describes the guru.

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Masculine accusative singular. Correlates with 'yaḥ'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

1st person singular nominative.

अनुब्रवीमि (anubravīmi) - I follow (instruction), I speak according to

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bru

Present Active

1st person singular, present tense, active voice. Root bru (2nd conjugation, parasmaipada) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: bru (class 2)

Note: 'anu' often means 'after', 'according to'.

तेन (tena) - by that (masculine/neuter)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Masculine instrumental singular.

Note: Refers to the 'one teacher' (guru) / 'hṛcchayaḥ'.

अनुशिष्टाः (anuśiṣṭāḥ) - instructed, taught, commanded (plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuśiṣṭa

anuśiṣṭa - instructed, taught, disciplined, trained

Past Passive Participle

Masculine nominative plural from root śās (to instruct) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'dānavāḥ'.

गुरुणा (guruṇā) - by the teacher, by the preceptor (guru)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, heavy, important

Instrumental singular.

Root: gṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions in apposition with 'tena'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पराभूताः (parābhūtāḥ) - defeated, vanquished, overcome

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parābhūta

parābhūta - defeated, vanquished, overcome, despised

Past Passive Participle

Masculine nominative plural from root bhū (to be) with prefix parā.

Prefix: parā

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'dānavāḥ'.

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons, Dānavas (a class of asuras)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu, a demon, an Asura

Note: Proper noun referring to a specific class of beings.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every (masculine nominative plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Masculine nominative plural.

Note: Agrees with 'dānavāḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.