महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-204, verse-20

एतौ मे परमं ब्रह्मन्पिता माता च दैवतम् ।
एतौ पुष्पैः फलै रत्नैस्तोषयामि सदा द्विज ॥२०॥

20. etau me paramaṁ brahmanpitā mātā ca daivatam ,
etau puṣpaiḥ phalai ratnaistoṣayāmi sadā dvija.

20. etau me paramam brahman pitā mātā ca daivatam
etau puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ ratnaiḥ toṣayāmi sadā dvija

20. O supreme brahmin (brahman), these two, my father and mother, are my supreme deities. O twice-born (dvija), I always please these two with flowers, fruits, and jewels.

Words meanings summery:

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• मे (me) - my (possessive) (my, to me, for me)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, greatest

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• पिता (pitā) - father

• माता (mātā) - mother

• च (ca) - and

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, divinity

• एतौ (etau) - referring to parents (these two)

• पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers

• फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with fruits

• रत्नैः (ratnaiḥ) - with jewels, with gems

• तोषयामि (toṣayāmi) - I please, I satisfy

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O Brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etat

etat - this, these

Note: It refers to 'father and mother', which are masculine and feminine, but dual for pronoun can take common form. Here, 'etau' is masculine nominative dual.

मे (me) - my (possessive) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative/genitive singular enclitic form of 'asmad'. Here possessive (my).

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, greatest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate

Note: Agrees with 'daivatam'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, divinity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - deity, divinity

Note: Predicate nominative.

एतौ (etau) - referring to parents (these two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of etat

etat - this, these

Note: Accusative dual.

पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

Root: puṣ (class 4)

फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with fruits

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward

Root: phal (class 1)

रत्नैः (ratnaiḥ) - with jewels, with gems

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, treasure

Root: ram (class 1)

तोषयामि (toṣayāmi) - I please, I satisfy

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tuṣ

causative

Causative form of root tuṣ (to be pleased)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, a bird, a tooth)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvi+ja)

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