महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-44, verse-10

समा गुरौ यथा वृत्तिर्गुरुपत्न्यां तथा भवेत् ।
यथोक्तकारी प्रियकृत्तृतीयः पाद उच्यते ॥१०॥

10. samā gurau yathā vṛttirgurupatnyāṁ tathā bhavet ,
yathoktakārī priyakṛttṛtīyaḥ pāda ucyate.

10. samā gurau yathā vṛttiḥ gurupatnyām tathā bhavet
yathoktakārī priyakṛt tṛtīyaḥ pādaḥ ucyate

10. Just as one's respectful conduct (vṛtti) should be towards the teacher (guru), so too it should be towards the teacher's wife. One who acts according to instructions and does what is pleasing is declared to be the third quarter (of the Brahmacarya vow).

Words meanings summery:

• समा (samā) - same, similar (same, equal, similar, even)

• गुरौ (gurau) - towards the teacher (guru) (towards the teacher, in the teacher)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct (vṛtti) (conduct, behavior, attitude, livelihood, existence)

• गुरुपत्न्याम् (gurupatnyām) - towards the teacher's wife (towards the teacher's wife, in the teacher's wife)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, in that way, thus)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

• यथोक्तकारी (yathoktakārī) - one who acts according to instructions (one who acts as spoken/instructed, obedient)

• प्रियकृत् (priyakṛt) - one who does what is pleasing (one who does what is pleasing, one who does good)

• तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third

• पादः (pādaḥ) - quarter (of the Brahmacarya vow) (foot, quarter, part, step)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared (is said, is called, is declared)

Words meanings and morphology

समा (samā) - same, similar (same, equal, similar, even)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, even, uniform, tranquil

गुरौ (gurau) - towards the teacher (guru) (towards the teacher, in the teacher)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, heavy, important, elder, respected person

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct (vṛtti) (conduct, behavior, attitude, livelihood, existence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - conduct, behavior, mode of life, livelihood, course, activity, existence

from root vṛt (to turn, exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of bhavet.

गुरुपत्न्याम् (gurupatnyām) - towards the teacher's wife (towards the teacher's wife, in the teacher's wife)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gurupatnī

gurupatnī - teacher's wife

compound of guru and patnī

Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+patnī)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, elder
  noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife, mistress, lady
  noun (feminine)

Note: Locative used in the sense of 'towards'.

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, in that way, thus)

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

यथोक्तकारी (yathoktakārī) - one who acts according to instructions (one who acts as spoken/instructed, obedient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yathoktakārin

yathoktakārin - acting according to instruction, obedient, compliant

compound of yathā, ukta (PPC of vac), and kārin (agent noun of kṛ)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yathā+ukta+kārin)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• ukta – spoken, said, instructed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• kārin – doing, making, performing, agent, doer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix -in
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the student.

प्रियकृत् (priyakṛt) - one who does what is pleasing (one who does what is pleasing, one who does good)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyakṛt

priyakṛt - doing what is pleasing, obliging, benevolent, kind

compound of priya and kṛt (agent noun of kṛ)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (priya+kṛt)

• priya – dear, pleasing, beloved
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī
• kṛt – doing, making, performing, doer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix -kvip
  from root kṛ (to do), null suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the student.

तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third, tertiary

from tri (three)

Note: Agrees with pādaḥ.

पादः (pādaḥ) - quarter (of the Brahmacarya vow) (foot, quarter, part, step)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, part, ray of light, verse-foot

from root pad (to go)

Root: pad (class 4)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

passive form of vac

Root: vac (class 2)