महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-46, verse-13

पित्रा मात्रा च पुत्रस्य यद्वै कार्यं परं स्मृतम् ।
प्राप्तस्त्वमसि तत्तात पितृपैतामहं पदम् ॥१३॥

13. pitrā mātrā ca putrasya yadvai kāryaṁ paraṁ smṛtam ,
prāptastvamasi tattāta pitṛpaitāmahaṁ padam.

13. pitrā mātrā ca putrasya yat vai kāryam param smṛtam
prāptaḥ tvam asi tat tāta pitṛpaitāmaham padam

13. O dear one (tāta), you have indeed attained that supreme ancestral position, which is considered the highest duty (kārya) for a son by his father and mother.

Words meanings summery:

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• मात्रा (mātrā) - by the mother

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - highest duty (duty, action, to be done)

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest (supreme, highest, excellent)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, taught

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, reached, attained

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• असि (asi) - are, exist

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address by a superior to an inferior, or between friends) (O dear one, O father)

• पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - paternal and ancestral, inherited from father and grandfather

• पदम् (padam) - position, status (position, state, abode, foot)

Words meanings and morphology

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

मात्रा (mātrā) - by the mother

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

यत् (yat) - which, what

(relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'kāryam param'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - highest duty (duty, action, to be done)

(noun)

neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made; duty, work, affair

Gerundive

From √kṛ (to do, make), suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, principal, other

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, taught

(adjective)

neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recalled, considered, traditional

Past Passive Participle

From √smṛ (to remember), suffix -ta.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here in an active sense, 'you have attained'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

असि (asi) - are, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

present indicative

From √as (to be), 2nd class, Parasmaipada, present tense.

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address by a superior to an inferior, or between friends) (O dear one, O father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment, used by a superior to an inferior, or by a child to a father, or between friends)

पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - paternal and ancestral, inherited from father and grandfather

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitṛpaitāmaha

pitṛpaitāmaha - paternal and ancestral, inherited from father and grandfather

Compound type : dvandva (pitṛ+paitāmaha)

• pitṛ – father, paternal
  noun (masculine)
• paitāmaha – ancestral, relating to a grandfather
  adjective (masculine)
  From pitāmaha (grandfather).

Note: Qualifies 'padam'.

पदम् (padam) - position, status (position, state, abode, foot)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, position, rank, state, abode, word