महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-132, verse-39

मातङ्गो मत्त इव च परीयात्सुमहामनाः ।
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमेन्नित्यं धर्मायैव च संजय ॥३९॥

39. mātaṅgo matta iva ca parīyātsumahāmanāḥ ,
brāhmaṇebhyo namennityaṁ dharmāyaiva ca saṁjaya.

39. mātaṅgaḥ mattaḥ iva ca parīyāt sumahāmanāḥ
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ namet nityam dharmāya eva ca saṃjaya

39. saṃjaya sumahāmanāḥ mātaṅgaḥ mattaḥ iva ca
parīyāt brāhmaṇebhyaḥ ca dharmāya eva nityam namet

39. O Sañjaya, one who is exceedingly noble-minded should move about like a rutting elephant, and always bow to Brahmins and to (natural law/dharma) itself.

Words meanings summery:

• मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - an elephant (symbolizing power and majesty) (an elephant; a Candala)

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - rutting (referring to an elephant in musth, signifying power and vigor) (intoxicated; rutting; proud; joyful)

• इव (iva) - like (like; as if; as)

• च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

• परीयात् (parīyāt) - he should move about (he should go about; he should approach; he should move)

• सुमहामनाः (sumahāmanāḥ) - exceedingly noble-minded (very great-minded; noble-minded; magnanimous)

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to Brahmins (to Brahmins; for Brahmins)

• नमेत् (namet) - he should bow (he should bow; he should salute; he should worship)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always; constantly; perpetually; eternal)

• धर्माय (dharmāya) - to (natural law/dharma) (to (natural law/dharma); for (natural law/dharma); to duty)

• एव (eva) - itself (emphatic) (indeed; only; just; precisely)

• च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

• संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sañjaya (O Sañjaya (a proper name))

Words meanings and morphology

मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - an elephant (symbolizing power and majesty) (an elephant; a Candala)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - an elephant; a Candala; an elephant-driver

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - rutting (referring to an elephant in musth, signifying power and vigor) (intoxicated; rutting; proud; joyful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matta

matta - intoxicated; rutting; proud; joyful; excited

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'mad' (to be joyful, to be intoxicated)

Root: mad (class 4)

इव (iva) - like (like; as if; as)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

(indeclinable)

परीयात् (parīyāt) - he should move about (he should go about; he should approach; he should move)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of parī

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Formed from the root 'i' (to go) with the prefix 'pari-'

Prefix: pari

Root: i (class 2)

सुमहामनाः (sumahāmanāḥ) - exceedingly noble-minded (very great-minded; noble-minded; magnanimous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahāmanas

sumahāmanas - very great-minded; magnanimous; noble-minded

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+mahā+manas)

• su – good; excellent; well
  indeclinable
• mahā – great; large; mighty
  adjective
  From 'mahat'
• manas – mind; intellect; spirit; thought
  noun (neuter)

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to Brahmins (to Brahmins; for Brahmins)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin; belonging to Brahmins; relating to Brahman

Derived from 'brahman'

नमेत् (namet) - he should bow (he should bow; he should salute; he should worship)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of nam

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

From root 'nam'

Root: nam (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always; constantly; perpetually; eternal)

(indeclinable)

धर्माय (dharmāya) - to (natural law/dharma) (to (natural law/dharma); for (natural law/dharma); to duty)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law; duty; righteousness; virtue; constitution; intrinsic nature

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - itself (emphatic) (indeed; only; just; precisely)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

(indeclinable)

संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sañjaya (O Sañjaya (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sañjaya (a proper name, often Dhritarashtra's charioteer)