महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-288, verse-2

एष चैव स्वभावो मे पूजयेयं द्विजानिति ।
तव चैव प्रियं कार्यं श्रेयश्चैतत्परं मम ॥२॥

2. eṣa caiva svabhāvo me pūjayeyaṁ dvijāniti ,
tava caiva priyaṁ kāryaṁ śreyaścaitatparaṁ mama.

2. eṣaḥ ca eva svabhāvaḥ me pūjayeyam dvijān iti |
tava ca eva priyam kāryam śreyaḥ ca etat param mama

2. Indeed, this is my intrinsic nature (svabhāva) that I should worship the Brahmins. Moreover, this deed is pleasing to you, and it is my supreme welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition, one's own nature

• मे (me) - my, to me, of me

• पूजयेयम् (pūjayeyam) - I should worship, I should honor

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - the twice-born (Brahmins)

• इति (iti) - indicating the content of Kunti's nature (thus, so, in this manner (introducing a clause or thought))

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, pleasing, beloved

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - deed, task, what is to be done

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good fortune, highest good

• च (ca) - and, also

• एतत् (etat) - this

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying 'svabhāvaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition, one's own nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition, character, constitution, essential property

Compound of sva (own) and bhāva (being, nature)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's self
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, state, condition, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of the first person pronoun.

पूजयेयम् (pūjayeyam) - I should worship, I should honor

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of pūj

Optative mood, 1st person singular, active voice of root pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)

द्विजान् (dvijān) - the twice-born (Brahmins)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born; a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth (born a second time, e.g., through initiation or shedding milk teeth)

Compound of dvi (two) and ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Agent noun/Adjective
  Derived from root jan (to be born) with suffix -a
  Root: jan (class 4)

इति (iti) - indicating the content of Kunti's nature (thus, so, in this manner (introducing a clause or thought))

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, pleasing, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable, desired

Note: Agrees with 'kāryam'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - deed, task, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - what is to be done, duty, task, action, effect, business

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good fortune, highest good

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, excellence, happiness, virtue, highest good

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'kāryam' or the general situation.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, distant, other

Note: Agrees with 'śreyaḥ'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we