महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-196, verse-7

भगवन्दुष्करं ह्येतत्प्रतिभाति मम प्रभो ।
मातापितृषु शुश्रूषा स्त्रीणां भर्तृषु च द्विज ॥७॥

7. bhagavanduṣkaraṁ hyetatpratibhāti mama prabho ,
mātāpitṛṣu śuśrūṣā strīṇāṁ bhartṛṣu ca dvija.

7. bhagavan duṣkaram hi etat pratibhāti mama prabho
mātāpitṛṣu śuśrūṣā strīṇām bhartṛṣu ca dvija

7. O revered one (bhagavan), O twice-born (dvija), this truly appears difficult to me: devoted service (śuśrūṣā) to parents, and for women, devoted service to their husbands.

Words meanings summery:

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O blessed one

• दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult, hard to do, arduous

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the service to parents and husbands described later. (this)

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, seems, shines forth

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

• मातापितृषु (mātāpitṛṣu) - to mother and father, towards parents

• शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) - devoted service, dutiful attention (service, obedience, desire to hear/serve)

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• भर्तृषु (bhartṛṣu) - to husbands, towards husbands

• च (ca) - and

• द्विज (dvija) - Addressing the interlocutor, possibly a Brahmin. (O twice-born one, O Brahmin)

Words meanings and morphology

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O blessed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - opulent, glorious, divine, revered, blessed

present active participle of bhaj (to partake, to worship)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult, hard to do, arduous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkara

duṣkara - difficult to do, arduous, hard, formidable

compound of dus (bad, difficult) + kara (doing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+kara)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
  prefix
• kara – doing, making, performer
  adjective (masculine)
  from root kṛ + a suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative, but nominative for a predicate adjective.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the service to parents and husbands described later. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Subject of pratibhāti.

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, seems, shines forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā

present active

prefix prati + root bhā

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, mighty, king

मातापितृषु (mātāpitṛṣu) - to mother and father, towards parents

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mātāpitṛ

mātāpitṛ - parents, mother and father

dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (mātṛ+pitṛ)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes direction or object of service.

शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) - devoted service, dutiful attention (service, obedience, desire to hear/serve)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣā

śuśrūṣā - desire to hear, obedience, devoted service, nursing

desiderative noun

from desiderative stem of śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife

Note: Defines for whom the service to husbands is.

भर्तृषु (bhartṛṣu) - to husbands, towards husbands

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, maintainer, husband, master

from root bhṛ (to bear, to support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Denotes direction or object of service.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्विज (dvija) - Addressing the interlocutor, possibly a Brahmin. (O twice-born one, O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (epithet for a Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, or a bird, tooth)

compound dvi (two) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  indeclinable
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)