महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-44, verse-12

एवं वसन्तं यदुपप्लवेद्धनमाचार्याय तदनुप्रयच्छेत् ।
सतां वृत्तिं बहुगुणामेवमेति गुरोः पुत्रे भवति च वृत्तिरेषा ॥१२॥

12. evaṁ vasantaṁ yadupaplaveddhana;mācāryāya tadanuprayacchet ,
satāṁ vṛttiṁ bahuguṇāmevameti; guroḥ putre bhavati ca vṛttireṣā.

12. evam vasantam yat upaplavet dhanam
ācāryāya tat anuprayacchet
satām vṛttim bahuguṇām evam eti
guroḥ putre bhavati ca vṛttiḥ eṣā

12. While dwelling thus (as a student), whatever wealth may unexpectedly come to him, he should offer that to the teacher (guru). In this way, he attains the highly meritorious conduct (vṛtti) of the virtuous. And this same conduct (vṛtti) should also be extended to the teacher's son.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

• वसन्तम् (vasantam) - while dwelling (as a student) (dwelling, residing, living)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

• उपप्लवेत् (upaplavet) - might unexpectedly come to him (accrue) (might accrue, might happen, might befall)

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)

• आचार्याय (ācāryāya) - to the teacher (guru) (to/for the teacher)

• तत् (tat) - that (wealth) (that, it)

• अनुप्रयच्छेत् (anuprayacchet) - should offer (should give, should offer, should grant)

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous (of the good, of the virtuous, of the existent ones)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct (vṛtti) (conduct, behavior, way of life)

• बहुगुणाम् (bahuguṇām) - highly meritorious (having many good qualities, highly meritorious)

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this way, so)

• एति (eti) - attains (goes, attains, gets, reaches)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher (guru) (of the teacher)

• पुत्रे (putre) - towards the son (in/to/towards the son)

• भवति (bhavati) - is (extended) (is, becomes, exists)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also, moreover)

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

• एषा (eṣā) - this (same conduct) (this)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

वसन्तम् (vasantam) - while dwelling (as a student) (dwelling, residing, living)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing, living, staying

Present Active Participle

from root vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that which (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun

उपप्लवेत् (upaplavet) - might unexpectedly come to him (accrue) (might accrue, might happen, might befall)

(verb)

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

from upa + root plu (to float, flow)

Prefix: upa

Root: plu (class 1)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money, treasure

from root dhā (to place, to hold)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of upaplavet.

आचार्याय (ācāryāya) - to the teacher (guru) (to/for the teacher)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, master, instructor

from ā-car (to follow, practice)

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (wealth) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (third person pronoun/demonstrative)

Demonstrative pronoun

अनुप्रयच्छेत् (anuprayacchet) - should offer (should give, should offer, should grant)

(verb)

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

from anu-pra + root yam (to give, restrain), where yam becomes yacch in present stem

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: yam (class 1)

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous (of the good, of the virtuous, of the existent ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existing, being, good, virtuous, real, true

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct (vṛtti) (conduct, behavior, way of life)

(noun)

Accusative, 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: Object of eti.

बहुगुणाम् (bahuguṇām) - highly meritorious (having many good qualities, highly meritorious)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bahuguṇa

bahuguṇa - having many virtues or good qualities, excellent, meritorious

compound of bahu (many) and guṇa (quality)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+guṇa)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, excellence, string, constituent
  noun (masculine)

एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - attains (goes, attains, gets, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher (guru) (of the teacher)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

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

पुत्रे (putre) - towards the son (in/to/towards the son)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

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

भवति (bhavati) - is (extended) (is, becomes, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and also (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

particle

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)

एषा (eṣā) - this (same conduct) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that (referring to something near or just mentioned)

Demonstrative pronoun