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15,47

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-47, verse-8

गुरुशुश्रूषया चैव जननी तव पाण्डव ।
प्राप्ता सुमहतीं सिद्धिमिति मे नात्र संशयः ॥८॥
8. guruśuśrūṣayā caiva jananī tava pāṇḍava ,
prāptā sumahatīṁ siddhimiti me nātra saṁśayaḥ.
8. guruśuśrūṣayā ca eva jananī tava pāṇḍava prāptā
sumahatīm siddhim iti me na atra saṃśayaḥ
8. pāṇḍava tava jananī guruśuśrūṣayā ca eva
sumahatīm siddhim prāptā iti me atra na saṃśayaḥ
8. O Pāṇḍava, your mother attained very great spiritual perfection (siddhi) through devoted service (śuśrūṣā) to her preceptor (guru). Of this, there is no doubt in my mind.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गुरुशुश्रूषया (guruśuśrūṣayā) - through devoted service (śuśrūṣā) to her preceptor (guru) (by service to the guru, by obedience to the teacher)
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)
  • जननी (jananī) - your mother (mother)
  • तव (tava) - your (your, of you)
  • पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava (O Pāṇḍava, O son of Pāṇḍu)
  • प्राप्ता (prāptā) - attained (attained, reached, obtained)
  • सुमहतीम् (sumahatīm) - very great (very great, exceedingly great)
  • सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - spiritual perfection (siddhi) (perfection, accomplishment, success, spiritual power)
  • इति (iti) - thus (thus, so)
  • मे (me) - in my (mind) (to me, my, in me)
  • (na) - no (not, no)
  • अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter)
  • संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - any doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

Words meanings and morphology

गुरुशुश्रूषया (guruśuśrūṣayā) - through devoted service (śuśrūṣā) to her preceptor (guru) (by service to the guru, by obedience to the teacher)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of guruśuśrūṣā
guruśuśrūṣā - service to a guru/teacher, obedience to a spiritual guide
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+śuśrūṣā)
  • guru – teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide
    noun (masculine)
  • śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service, devotion
    noun (feminine)
    Desiderative noun from √śru (to hear).
    Root: śru (class 5)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
जननी (jananī) - your mother (mother)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jananī
jananī - mother, producer
Derived from root √jan (to be born, produce).
Root: jan (class 4)
तव (tava) - your (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you
पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava (O Pāṇḍava, O son of Pāṇḍu)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu
Patronymic from Pāṇḍu.
प्राप्ता (prāptā) - attained (attained, reached, obtained)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prāpta
prāpta - attained, reached, obtained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √āp (to obtain, reach) with upasarga 'pra-' and suffix -ta.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Agrees with 'jananī'.
सुमहतीम् (sumahatīm) - very great (very great, exceedingly great)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sumahatī
sumahatī - very great, exceedingly great
Compound 'su-mahat', with 'su' intensifying 'mahat'. Feminine form.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)
  • su – good, well, very, exceedingly
    indeclinable
  • mahat – great, large, important
    adjective
Note: Agrees with 'siddhim'.
सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - spiritual perfection (siddhi) (perfection, accomplishment, success, spiritual power)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi
siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power
From root √sidh (to succeed, accomplish).
Root: sidh (class 4)
Note: Object of 'prāptā'.
इति (iti) - thus (thus, so)
(indeclinable)
Note: Marks the end of a thought or statement.
मे (me) - in my (mind) (to me, my, in me)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Enclitic dative/genitive singular of 'asmad'.
(na) - no (not, no)
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter)
(indeclinable)
संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - any doubt (doubt, uncertainty)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya
saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion
From root √śī (to lie) with upasarga 'sam-' and suffix '-aya'.
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Subject of an implied 'asti' (is).