महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-287, verse-19

जानामि प्रणिधानं ते बाल्यात्प्रभृति नन्दिनि ।
ब्राह्मणेष्विह सर्वेषु गुरुबन्धुषु चैव ह ॥१९॥

19. jānāmi praṇidhānaṁ te bālyātprabhṛti nandini ,
brāhmaṇeṣviha sarveṣu gurubandhuṣu caiva ha.

19. jānāmi praṇidhānam te bālyāt prabhṛti nandini
brāhmaṇeṣu iha sarveṣu gurubandhuṣu ca eva ha

19. O Nandini, I know your diligent devotion (praṇidhāna) from childhood onwards, towards all brahmins here, and indeed towards preceptors (guru) and relatives.

Words meanings summery:

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I perceive

• प्रणिधानम् (praṇidhānam) - diligent devotion (attention, devotion, application, profound meditation)

• ते (te) - your, to you

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, onwards

• नन्दिनि (nandini) - O Nandini, O joyous one

• ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among brahmins

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - among all, in all

• गुरुबन्धुषु (gurubandhuṣu) - among preceptors and relatives

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I perceive

(verb)

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

Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रणिधानम् (praṇidhānam) - diligent devotion (attention, devotion, application, profound meditation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praṇidhāna

praṇidhāna - attention, devotion, application, profound meditation, vow, effort

Action Noun

Derived from root 'dhā' with prefix 'pra' and 'ni', suffix '-ana'.

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you (pronoun)

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy, childishness

Derived from 'bāla' (child).

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, onwards

(indeclinable)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

नन्दिनि (nandini) - O Nandini, O joyous one

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of nandinī

nandinī - Nandini (proper noun), daughter, joyous woman, cow of plenty

Feminine form of 'nandin' (joyful).

ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among brahmins

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priestly class, relating to Brahman

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - among all, in all

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

गुरुबन्धुषु (gurubandhuṣu) - among preceptors and relatives

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of gurubandhu

gurubandhu - preceptors and relatives

Compound type : dvandva (guru+bandhu)

• guru – preceptor, teacher, weighty, heavy
  noun (masculine)
• bandhu – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)