महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-288, verse-4

लाभो ममैष राजेन्द्र यद्वै पूजयती द्विजान् ।
आदेशे तव तिष्ठन्ती हितं कुर्यां नरोत्तम ॥४॥

4. lābho mamaiṣa rājendra yadvai pūjayatī dvijān ,
ādeśe tava tiṣṭhantī hitaṁ kuryāṁ narottama.

4. lābhaḥ mama eṣaḥ rājendra yat vai pūjayantī dvijān
| ādeśe tava tiṣṭhantī hitam kuryām narottama

4. O best of kings, this is my gain (lābha) that I am indeed worshipping the Brahmins. Remaining under your command, O best among men, I would do what is beneficial.

Words meanings summery:

• लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, profit

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings, O chief of kings

• यत् (yat) - introducing the clause explaining what the gain is (that (conjunction), which)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• पूजयन्ती (pūjayantī) - Kunti, who is worshipping (worshipping, honoring (feminine))

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

• आदेशे (ādeśe) - in the command, under the instruction

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• तिष्ठन्ती (tiṣṭhantī) - Kunti, while she remains (remaining, standing (feminine))

• हितम् (hitam) - that which is beneficial (beneficial, good, welfare)

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I would do, I should do, I would make

• नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best among men, O excellent man

Words meanings and morphology

लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, profit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, profit, advantage, obtaining

Derived from root labh (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with 'lābhaḥ'.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings, O chief of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, best of kings, a great king

Compound of rājan (king) and indra (chief/lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, master; Indra (name of a deity)
  noun (masculine)

यत् (yat) - introducing the clause explaining what the gain is (that (conjunction), which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what (relative pronoun); that (conjunction)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

पूजयन्ती (pūjayantī) - Kunti, who is worshipping (worshipping, honoring (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūjayant

pūjayant - worshipping, honoring (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pūj (to worship) with suffix -śatṛ

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'aham' (Kunti).

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)

Note: Object of the participle 'pūjayantī'.

आदेशे (ādeśe) - in the command, under the instruction

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādeśa

ādeśa - command, instruction, order, direction, precept

Derived from root diś (to point, show) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Indicates the condition or circumstance ('under the command').

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to the king.

तिष्ठन्ती (tiṣṭhantī) - Kunti, while she remains (remaining, standing (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tiṣṭhant

tiṣṭhant - standing, remaining, existing, being (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -śatṛ and reduplication

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Kunti).

हितम् (hitam) - that which is beneficial (beneficial, good, welfare)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, advantageous, suitable, placed, laid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place, set, hold), often used as a substantive meaning 'benefit' or 'welfare'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I would do, I should do, I would make

(verb)

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

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best among men, O excellent man

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best among men, excellent man, chief of men

Compound of nara (man) and uttama (best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent, supreme
  adjective