महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-57, verse-42

अश्व उवाच ।
गुरोर्गुरुं मां जानीहि ज्वलितं जातवेदसम् ।
त्वया ह्यहं सदा वत्स गुरोरर्थेऽभिपूजितः ॥४२॥

42. aśva uvāca ,
gurorguruṁ māṁ jānīhi jvalitaṁ jātavedasam ,
tvayā hyahaṁ sadā vatsa gurorarthe'bhipūjitaḥ.

42. aśva uvāca guroḥ gurum mām jānīhi jvalitam jātavedasam
tvayā hi aham sadā vatsa guroḥ arthe abhipūjitaḥ

42. aśva uvāca mām guroḥ gurum jvalitam jātavedasam jānīhi
hi vatsa tvayā guroḥ arthe aham sadā abhipūjitaḥ

42. The horse said: 'Know me as the supreme preceptor (guru), the blazing fire (jātavedas). Indeed, my dear child, you have always worshipped me for your preceptor's (guru) sake.'

Words meanings summery:

• अश्व (aśva) - horse

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the preceptor (guru)

• गुरुम् (gurum) - the supreme preceptor (preceptor (guru), teacher)

• माम् (mām) - me

• जानीहि (jānīhi) - know!, recognize!

• ज्वलितम् (jvalitam) - the blazing (fire) (blazing, burning, shining)

• जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - the fire (jātavedas) (Agni, fire, knowing all created things)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• वत्स (vatsa) - O dear child (Uttanka) (calf, child, dear one)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of your preceptor (of the preceptor (guru))

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (your preceptor) (for the sake of, for the purpose of)

• अभिपूजितः (abhipūjitaḥ) - you have worshipped (me) (worshipped, revered, honored)

Words meanings and morphology

अश्व (aśva) - horse

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the preceptor (guru)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - preceptor, teacher, weighty, venerable

गुरुम् (gurum) - the supreme preceptor (preceptor (guru), teacher)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - preceptor, teacher, weighty, venerable

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

जानीहि (jānīhi) - know!, recognize!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

ज्वलितम् (jvalitam) - the blazing (fire) (blazing, burning, shining)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalita

jvalita - blazing, burning, shining, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jval' (to blaze, shine)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Matches 'jātavedasam' in gender, number, and case

जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - the fire (jātavedas) (Agni, fire, knowing all created things)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jātavedas

jātavedas - Agni, fire; one who knows all created things, omniscient

Compound 'jāta' (born, created) + 'vedas' (knowledge, wealth, knower). Etymologically 'one from whom created things are known' or 'one who knows created things'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (jāta+vedas)

• jāta – born, produced, created
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jan' (to be born, produce)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vedas – knowledge, sacred knowledge, wealth, property
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vid' (to know, to find)
  Root: vid (class 2)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

वत्स (vatsa) - O dear child (Uttanka) (calf, child, dear one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, dear one, beloved

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of your preceptor (of the preceptor (guru))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - preceptor, teacher, weighty, venerable

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (your preceptor) (for the sake of, for the purpose of)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, matter

Note: Often used with a genitive to mean 'for the sake of'

अभिपूजितः (abhipūjitaḥ) - you have worshipped (me) (worshipped, revered, honored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhipūjita

abhipūjita - worshipped, revered, honored, adored

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pūj' (to worship, honor) with prefix 'abhi' (towards, intensely)

Prefix: abhi

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Matches 'aham' in implied gender (speaker is a male horse, often representing a male deity) and number/case