महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-204, verse-10

पितुः पितामहा ये च तथैव प्रपितामहाः ।
प्रीतास्ते सततं पुत्र दमेनावां च पूजया ॥१०॥

10. pituḥ pitāmahā ye ca tathaiva prapitāmahāḥ ,
prītāste satataṁ putra damenāvāṁ ca pūjayā.

10. pituḥ pitāmahāḥ ye ca tathā eva prapitāmahāḥ
prītāḥ te satatam putra damena āvām ca pūjayā

10. O son, your father's grandfathers and also your great-grandfathers are always pleased. And we two are pleased by your self-control and devotion (pūjā).

Words meanings summery:

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers (plural)

• ये (ye) - who (masculine plural)

• च (ca) - and

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• प्रपितामहाः (prapitāmahāḥ) - great-grandfathers (plural)

• प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased, satisfied (plural)

• ते (te) - they (plural)

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

• पुत्र (putra) - O son!

• दमेन (damena) - by self-control, by restraint

• आवाम् (āvām) - we two

• च (ca) - and

• पूजया (pūjayā) - by your devotion (pūjā) (by worship, by honor, by devotion)

Words meanings and morphology

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Possessive case

पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers (plural)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (father's father)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)

ये (ye) - who (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

प्रपितामहाः (prapitāmahāḥ) - great-grandfathers (plural)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather (father's grandfather)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+pitāmaha)

• pra – before, forward, very
  indeclinable
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased, satisfied (plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prīta

prīta - pleased, satisfied, gladdened

Past Passive Participle

From root 'prī' (to please, love) + 'kta' suffix

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'pitāmahāḥ' and 'prapitāmahāḥ'

ते (te) - they (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the grandfathers and great-grandfathers

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of 'satata'

पुत्र (putra) - O son!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

दमेन (damena) - by self-control, by restraint

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, subduing

From root 'dam' (to subdue, control)

Root: dam (class 4)

आवाम् (āvām) - we two

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

Note: Refers to the two elders (parents)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पूजया (pūjayā) - by your devotion (pūjā) (by worship, by honor, by devotion)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, honor, respect, devotion

From root 'pūj' (to honor)

Root: pūj (class 10)