महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-55, verse-3

सर्वेषामृषिपुत्राणामेष चासीन्मनोरथः ।
औत्तङ्कीं गुरुवृत्तिं वै प्राप्नुयामिति भारत ॥३॥

3. sarveṣāmṛṣiputrāṇāmeṣa cāsīnmanorathaḥ ,
auttaṅkīṁ guruvṛttiṁ vai prāpnuyāmiti bhārata.

3. sarveṣām ṛṣiputrāṇām eṣaḥ ca āsīt manorathaḥ
auttaṅkīm guruvṛttim vai prāpnuyām iti bhārata

3. bhārata sarveṣām ṛṣiputrāṇām eṣaḥ manorathaḥ
ca āsīt auttaṅkīm guruvṛttim vai prāpnuyām iti

3. O Bhārata, this was indeed the desire of all the sons of sages: 'May I achieve a devotion to my guru (guruvṛtti) like Uttanka's!'

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• ऋषिपुत्राणाम् (ṛṣiputrāṇām) - of the sons of sages

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• च (ca) - and, also

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• मनोरथः (manorathaḥ) - desire, wish, mental chariot

• औत्तङ्कीम् (auttaṅkīm) - like Uttanka's (Uttanka-like, related to Uttanka)

• गुरुवृत्तिम् (guruvṛttim) - devotion to the guru (guruvṛtti) (conduct towards guru, guru's profession, guru's means of livelihood, guru-devotion)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily (emphatic particle)

• प्राप्नुयाम् (prāpnuyām) - may I obtain, may I achieve

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation or thought)

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to Janamejaya (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with ṛṣiputrāṇām

ऋषिपुत्राणाम् (ṛṣiputrāṇām) - of the sons of sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣiputra

ṛṣiputra - son of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+putra)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it (near speaker)

Note: Refers to manorathaḥ

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

imperfect active third person singular

root as, imperfect tense, third person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

मनोरथः (manorathaḥ) - desire, wish, mental chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manoratha

manoratha - wish, desire, mental chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+ratha)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of āsīt

औत्तङ्कीम् (auttaṅkīm) - like Uttanka's (Uttanka-like, related to Uttanka)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of auttaṅkī

auttaṅkī - relating to Uttanka, Uttanka-like

feminine form derived from Uttanka

Note: Agrees with guruvṛttim

गुरुवृत्तिम् (guruvṛttim) - devotion to the guru (guruvṛtti) (conduct towards guru, guru's profession, guru's means of livelihood, guru-devotion)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of guruvṛtti

guruvṛtti - conduct towards the guru, service to the guru, devotion to the guru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+vṛtti)

• guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtti – conduct, course of action, behavior, livelihood
  noun (feminine)
  from root vṛt + ti suffix
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of prāpnuyām

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

प्राप्नुयाम् (prāpnuyām) - may I obtain, may I achieve

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of prāp

optative active first person singular

from pra + root āp, optative mood, first person singular, parasmaipada

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Follows 'iti' for a wish.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation or thought)

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to Janamejaya (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian