महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-37

अवधानेन सुभगे नित्योत्थानतयैव च ।
भर्तारो वशगा मह्यं गुरुशुश्रूषणेन च ॥३७॥

37. avadhānena subhage nityotthānatayaiva ca ,
bhartāro vaśagā mahyaṁ guruśuśrūṣaṇena ca.

37. avadhānena subhage nitya utthānatayā eva ca
bhartāraḥ vaśagāḥ mahyam guruśuśrūṣaṇena ca

37. O beautiful one, through attentiveness, constant diligence, and service to my elders (guru), my husbands are obedient to me.

Words meanings summery:

• अवधानेन (avadhānena) - by attentiveness, by carefulness

• सुभगे (subhage) - O beautiful one, O fortunate one

• नित्य (nitya) - constant, perpetual

• उत्थानतया (utthānatayā) - by rising, by diligence, by effort

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• भर्तारः (bhartāraḥ) - husbands, supporters

• वशगाः (vaśagāḥ) - obedient, submissive, under control

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

• गुरुशुश्रूषणेन (guruśuśrūṣaṇena) - by service to preceptors/elders

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

अवधानेन (avadhānena) - by attentiveness, by carefulness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of avadhāna

avadhāna - attention, carefulness, heed, concentration

derived from root `dhā` with prefix `ava`

Prefix: ava

Root: dhā (class 3)

सुभगे (subhage) - O beautiful one, O fortunate one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of subhagā

subhagā - beautiful, charming, fortunate, beloved (feminine)

`su` (good) + `bhaga` (fortune, beauty)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bhaga)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• bhaga – fortune, beauty, excellence, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

नित्य (nitya) - constant, perpetual

(adjective)

of nitya

nitya - constant, eternal, permanent, always

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying `utthānatayā`.

उत्थानतया (utthānatayā) - by rising, by diligence, by effort

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of utthānatā

utthānatā - rising, effort, diligence, activity

from `utthāna` + `tā` (abstract suffix). `utthāna` is from `sthā` with `ut` prefix.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भर्तारः (bhartāraḥ) - husbands, supporters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, maintainer, lord

agent noun

from root `bhṛ` (to bear, support) + `tṛc` suffix

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वशगाः (vaśagāḥ) - obedient, submissive, under control

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaśaga

vaśaga - obedient, submissive, under control, amenable

`vaśa` (control) + `ga` (going, being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaśa+ga)

• vaśa – will, control, power, dominion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)
• ga – going, moving, being in, obtaining
  adjective
  kṛt suffix `ḍa` from `gam`
  derived from root `gam` with suffix `ḍa`
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhartāraḥ`.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (1st person pronoun stem)

गुरुशुश्रूषणेन (guruśuśrūṣaṇena) - by service to preceptors/elders

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of guruśuśrūṣaṇa

guruśuśrūṣaṇa - service to a preceptor, service to elders/superiors

`guru` + `śuśrūṣaṇa`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+śuśrūṣaṇa)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, elder, heavy, important
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣaṇa – service, attendance, desire to hear or obey
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization of `śuśrūṣā`
  from desiderative of root `śru` (to hear) + `ana` suffix
  Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)