महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-197, verse-41

मातापितृभ्यां शुश्रूषुः सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः ।
मिथिलायां वसन्व्याधः स ते धर्मान्प्रवक्ष्यति ।
तत्र गच्छस्व भद्रं ते यथाकामं द्विजोत्तम ॥४१॥

41. mātāpitṛbhyāṁ śuśrūṣuḥ satyavādī jitendriyaḥ ,
mithilāyāṁ vasanvyādhaḥ sa te dharmānpravakṣyati ,
tatra gacchasva bhadraṁ te yathākāmaṁ dvijottama.

41. mātāpitṛbhyām śuśrūṣuḥ satyavādī
jitendriyaḥ mithilāyām vasan vyādhaḥ saḥ
te dharmān pravakṣyati tatra gacchasva
bhadram te yathākāmam dvijottama

41. O best among brahmins (dvijottama), go there. May good fortune be with you. A fowler resides in Mithila who serves his parents, speaks the truth, and has conquered his senses. He will instruct you concerning the natural laws (dharma). You may proceed as you wish.

Words meanings summery:

• मातापितृभ्याम् (mātāpitṛbhyām) - to his parents (as object of service) (to/for/by parents)

• शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - serving, dutiful (desirous of serving, serving, obedient)

• सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truth-speaker, truthful

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses, self-controlled

• मिथिलायाम् (mithilāyām) - in Mithila

• वसन् (vasan) - living, residing

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - fowler, hunter

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - the natural laws (dharma) (natural laws, constitutions, duties)

• प्रवक्ष्यति (pravakṣyati) - will speak, will teach, will instruct

• तत्र (tatra) - to that place (Mithila) (there)

• गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go!

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good, welfare, fortune)

• ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, at will

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among brahmins (O best among the twice-born (brahmins))

Words meanings and morphology

मातापितृभ्याम् (mātāpitṛbhyām) - to his parents (as object of service) (to/for/by parents)

(noun)

dual of mātāpitṛ

mātāpitṛ - parents, mother and father

Compound type : dvandva (mātṛ+pitṛ)

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

Note: Used here in dative for the object of service with 'śuśrūṣuḥ'.

शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - serving, dutiful (desirous of serving, serving, obedient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuśrūṣu

śuśrūṣu - desirous of hearing, desirous of serving, serving, obedient

desiderative adjective

Derived from the desiderative stem of √śru (to hear) + u-suffix, meaning 'desirous of hearing/serving'. Here implies one who serves.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'vyādhaḥ'.

सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truth-speaker, truthful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - truth-speaker, truthful

Agent noun

Formed from 'satya' (truth) and 'vādin' (speaker, from √vad, to speak).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaker, one who speaks
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √vad (to speak) + -in suffix.
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vyādhaḥ'.

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses, self-controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has conquered his senses, self-controlled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vyādhaḥ'.

मिथिलायाम् (mithilāyām) - in Mithila

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mithilā

mithilā - Mithila (name of an ancient city/kingdom)

वसन् (vasan) - living, residing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - living, residing

Present Active Participle

From √vas (to dwell, live) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vyādhaḥ'.

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - fowler, hunter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - fowler, hunter, bird-catcher

From vi-ā-√dhā (to place apart, hit).

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the fowler.

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Here, dative 'to you' as the indirect object of 'pravakṣyati'.

धर्मान् (dharmān) - the natural laws (dharma) (natural laws, constitutions, duties)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religious ordinance

From √dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pravakṣyati'.

प्रवक्ष्यति (pravakṣyati) - will speak, will teach, will instruct

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pravakṣ

Future tense

From pra-√vac (to declare, teach, instruct).

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - to that place (Mithila) (there)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'tad' (that) + 'tral' (locative suffix).

गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative

From √gam (to go) in the 1st conjugation, present stem 'gaccha-'. Middle voice imperative, but often used as general imperative.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the brahmin.

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good, welfare, fortune)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, prosperous, fortunate; welfare, good fortune (as neuter noun)

Note: Part of the benedictory phrase 'bhadraṃ te'.

ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Here, dative 'to you' in the phrase 'bhadraṃ te'.

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, at will

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound (yathā + kāma) functioning as an adverb.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, in which way, according to
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied action of going or proceeding.

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among brahmins (O best among the twice-born (brahmins))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best among the twice-born, best brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya; bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  From 'dvi' (two) + √jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'ud' (up/out).

Note: The person being addressed.