महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-28

रुद्र उवाच ।
कार्येष्वहं त्वया पुत्र संद्रष्टव्यः सदैव हि ।
दर्शनान्मम भक्त्या च श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यसि ॥२८॥

28. rudra uvāca ,
kāryeṣvahaṁ tvayā putra saṁdraṣṭavyaḥ sadaiva hi ,
darśanānmama bhaktyā ca śreyaḥ paramavāpsyasi.

28. rudraḥ uvāca kāryeṣu aham tvayā putra saṃdraṣṭavyaḥ sadā
eva hi darśanāt mama bhaktyā ca śreyaḥ param avāpsyasi

28. Rudra (rudraḥ) said, "O son, I must indeed always be sought by you in all your duties. Through my sight and through your devotion (bhakti), you will attain the supreme welfare (śreyaḥ)."

Words meanings summery:

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra, Shiva

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in duties, in tasks, in affairs

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पुत्र (putra) - O son!

• संद्रष्टव्यः (saṁdraṣṭavyaḥ) - to be seen, to be beheld, to be sought

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from the sight, by seeing, through vision

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - through devotion (bhakti)

• च (ca) - and

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - supreme welfare (supreme good, welfare, prosperity)

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will obtain, you will achieve

Words meanings and morphology

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra, Shiva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra, a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Root vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in duties, in tasks, in affairs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, task, business, affair

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

पुत्र (putra) - O son!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

संद्रष्टव्यः (saṁdraṣṭavyaḥ) - to be seen, to be beheld, to be sought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃdraṣṭavya

saṁdraṣṭavya - to be seen, to be beheld, to be sought, visible

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

From root dṛś (to see) with prefix saṃ-, with suffix -tavya

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from the sight, by seeing, through vision

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, vision, perception, doctrine

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause or source: 'by means of seeing'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - through devotion (bhakti)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, faith, attachment, reverence, worship

Derived from root bhaj (to divide, allot, serve, worship)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Indicates means or cause: 'by means of devotion'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - supreme welfare (supreme good, welfare, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, best, supreme good, welfare, prosperity, auspiciousness

Comparative/superlative form derived from 'śrī' (prosperity) or 'praśasta' (excellent)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, principal, other, farther

Note: Agrees with 'śreyaḥ'.

अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will obtain, you will achieve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of avāp

Future Active

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix ava-, future tense, 2nd person singular

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)