महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-286, verse-3

इष्टानां च महात्मानो भक्तानां च न संशयः ।
कुर्वन्ति भक्तिमिष्टां च जानीषे त्वं च भास्कर ॥३॥

3. iṣṭānāṁ ca mahātmāno bhaktānāṁ ca na saṁśayaḥ ,
kurvanti bhaktimiṣṭāṁ ca jānīṣe tvaṁ ca bhāskara.

3. iṣṭānām ca mahātmānaḥ bhaktānām ca na saṃśayaḥ |
kurvanti bhaktim iṣṭām ca jānīṣe tvam ca bhāskara

3. And without a doubt, great souls and devotees perform their cherished acts of devotion (bhakti). You know this, O Sun God (bhāskara).

Words meanings summery:

• इष्टानाम् (iṣṭānām) - of the dear ones (of the dear ones, of the worshipped ones, of the desired ones)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls (great souls, noble individuals)

• भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām) - of the devotees (of the devotees, of those who are devoted)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make, they perform

• भक्तिम् (bhaktim) - devotion (bhakti) (devotion, worship, attachment)

• इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - cherished, desired (desired, dear, worshipped)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know, you understand

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• भास्कर (bhāskara) - O Sun God (bhāskara) (O Sun god, O maker of light)

Words meanings and morphology

इष्टानाम् (iṣṭānām) - of the dear ones (of the dear ones, of the worshipped ones, of the desired ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - dear, beloved, desired, worshipped, sacrificed, wished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √yaj (to sacrifice, worship) with the suffix -ta.

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls (great souls, noble individuals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious person, great self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām) - of the devotees (of the devotees, of those who are devoted)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, worshipping, devotee, participant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √bhaj (to share, serve, worship) with the suffix -ta. Used substantively.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From upasarga 'sam' + root √śī (to lie down, hesitate).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भक्तिम् (bhaktim) - devotion (bhakti) (devotion, worship, attachment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, attachment, worship, participation, faithfulness

From the root √bhaj (to share, serve, worship).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - cherished, desired (desired, dear, worshipped)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - dear, beloved, desired, worshipped, sacrificed, wished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √yaj (to sacrifice, worship) with the suffix -ta.

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhaktim'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know, you understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun for 2nd person)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

भास्कर (bhāskara) - O Sun God (bhāskara) (O Sun god, O maker of light)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, sun-god, maker of light

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, splendor
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)