महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-198, verse-60
गुरुशुश्रूषणं सत्यमक्रोधो दानमेव च ।
एतच्चतुष्टयं ब्रह्मञ्शिष्टाचारेषु नित्यदा ॥६०॥
एतच्चतुष्टयं ब्रह्मञ्शिष्टाचारेषु नित्यदा ॥६०॥
60. guruśuśrūṣaṇaṁ satyamakrodho dānameva ca ,
etaccatuṣṭayaṁ brahmañśiṣṭācāreṣu nityadā.
etaccatuṣṭayaṁ brahmañśiṣṭācāreṣu nityadā.
60.
guruśuśrūṣaṇam satyam akrodhaḥ dānam eva ca
| etat catuṣṭayam brahman śiṣṭācāreṣu nityadā
| etat catuṣṭayam brahman śiṣṭācāreṣu nityadā
60.
O Brahmin, service to one's teacher (guruśuśrūṣaṇa), truth (satya), absence of anger (akrodha), and charity (dāna) – this fourfold group is always considered part of righteous conduct.
Words meanings summery:
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- गुरुशुश्रूषणम् (guruśuśrūṣaṇam) - service to the guru/teacher
- सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, honesty
- अक्रोधः (akrodhaḥ) - non-anger, absence of anger
- दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity, giving
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- च (ca) - and, also
- एतत् (etat) - this
- चतुष्टयम् (catuṣṭayam) - a group of four, quartet
- ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin
- शिष्टाचारेषु (śiṣṭācāreṣu) - in righteous conduct, in the practices of the disciplined
- नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually
Words meanings and morphology
गुरुशुश्रूषणम् (guruśuśrūṣaṇam) - service to the guru/teacher
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of guruśuśrūṣaṇa
guruśuśrūṣaṇa - service to the guru, attendance upon a teacher, obedience to a spiritual guide
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+śuśrūṣaṇa)
- guru – teacher, spiritual guide, heavy, important
noun (masculine) - śuśrūṣaṇa – service, desire to hear, obedience
noun (neuter)
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, honesty
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, honesty, true, real
अक्रोधः (akrodhaḥ) - non-anger, absence of anger
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akrodha
akrodha - non-anger, absence of anger
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+krodha)
- a – not, non-
prefix - krodha – anger, wrath, fury
noun (masculine)
दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity, giving
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - gift, charity, giving, donation
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, these
चतुष्टयम् (catuṣṭayam) - a group of four, quartet
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of catuṣṭaya
catuṣṭaya - a group of four, quartet
ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), one who knows Brahman
शिष्टाचारेषु (śiṣṭācāreṣu) - in righteous conduct, in the practices of the disciplined
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of śiṣṭācāra
śiṣṭācāra - righteous conduct, proper practice, custom of good people
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiṣṭa+ācāra)
- śiṣṭa – disciplined, well-behaved, learned, righteous
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root śiṣ (to discipline, to teach)
Root: śiṣ - ācāra – conduct, practice, custom, usage
noun (masculine)
नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)