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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-78

पितृमातृमयी सिद्धिः प्राप्ता कर्ममयी च ते ।
तपसा सिद्धिमन्विच्छ द्विजानां भरणाय वै ॥७८॥
78. pitṛmātṛmayī siddhiḥ prāptā karmamayī ca te ,
tapasā siddhimanviccha dvijānāṁ bharaṇāya vai.
78. pitṛmātṛmayī siddhiḥ prāptā karmamayī ca te
tapasā siddhim anviccha dvijānām bharaṇāya vai
78. You have achieved perfection pertaining to your parents and through your actions. Now, by means of austerity (tapas), indeed strive for success for the sustenance of the Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पितृमातृमयी (pitṛmātṛmayī) - pertaining to your parents (consisting of parents, pertaining to parents)
  • सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - perfection/success (success, accomplishment, perfection, spiritual attainment)
  • प्राप्ता (prāptā) - achieved (obtained, achieved, reached)
  • कर्ममयी (karmamayī) - through your actions (consisting of actions, pertaining to actions)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • ते (te) - by you (by you, for you, to you)
  • तपसा (tapasā) - by means of austerity (tapas) (by austerity, through penance)
  • सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success (success, perfection, attainment)
  • अन्विच्छ (anviccha) - seek (seek, desire, pursue)
  • द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the Brahmins (of the twice-born)
  • भरणाय (bharaṇāya) - for the sustenance (for the sustenance, for the support)
  • वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

Words meanings and morphology

पितृमातृमयी (pitṛmātṛmayī) - pertaining to your parents (consisting of parents, pertaining to parents)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pitṛmātṛmayī
pitṛmātṛmayī - consisting of parents, pertaining to parents, characterized by father and mother
Derived from pitṛ (father) and mātṛ (mother) with the suffix -maya meaning 'consisting of' or 'pertaining to'. Feminine form.
Compound type : Dvandva-based adjective (pitṛ+mātṛ+maya)
  • pitṛ – father
    noun (masculine)
  • mātṛ – mother
    noun (feminine)
  • maya – consisting of, made of, full of
    suffix/adjective
    Suffix indicating 'consisting of' or 'pertaining to'.
Note: Qualifies siddhiḥ.
सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - perfection/success (success, accomplishment, perfection, spiritual attainment)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhi
siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power
From root sidh (to accomplish).
Root: sidh (class 1)
Note: Subject of the verb prāptā.
प्राप्ता (prāptā) - achieved (obtained, achieved, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prāpta
prāpta - obtained, reached, acquired
Past Passive Participle
From pra-√āp (to obtain, reach).
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Qualifies siddhiḥ, acting as a predicate.
कर्ममयी (karmamayī) - through your actions (consisting of actions, pertaining to actions)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of karmamayī
karmamayī - consisting of action (karma), characterized by action
Derived from karma with the suffix -maya meaning 'consisting of' or 'pertaining to'. Feminine form.
Compound type : Tatpurusha-based adjective (karma+maya)
  • karma – action, deed, fate, ritual (karma)
    noun (neuter)
    From root kṛ (to do).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • maya – consisting of, made of, full of
    suffix/adjective
    Suffix indicating 'consisting of' or 'pertaining to'.
Note: Qualifies siddhiḥ (implied or co-referencing).
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
ते (te) - by you (by you, for you, to you)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
Note: Used as agent with the past passive participle prāptā.
तपसा (tapasā) - by means of austerity (tapas) (by austerity, through penance)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat (tapas)
From root tap (to heat, to perform austerity).
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Instrument for seeking success.
सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success (success, perfection, attainment)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi
siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power
From root sidh (to accomplish).
Root: sidh (class 1)
Note: Object of the verb anviccha.
अन्विच्छ (anviccha) - seek (seek, desire, pursue)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of anvicch
Present Active Imperative
From anu-√iṣ (to seek). iṣ becomes icch in present stem.
Prefix: anu
Root: iṣ (class 4)
Note: Command to Yudhishthira.
द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the Brahmins (of the twice-born)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born (referring to Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, or sometimes birds, teeth, etc.)
From dvi (twice) and ja (born from jan to be born).
Compound type : Tatpurusha (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two, twice
    numeral
  • ja – born, produced from
    adjective
    Agent Noun / Primary Nominal Suffix
    Derived from root jan (to be born) with kṛt suffix 'ḍa' (ja).
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Possessive, 'of the Brahmins'.
भरणाय (bharaṇāya) - for the sustenance (for the sustenance, for the support)
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of bharaṇa
bharaṇa - bearing, carrying, support, sustenance, maintenance
From root bhṛ (to bear, support).
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
Note: Indicates purpose, 'for the sustenance'.
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
Note: Emphatic particle.