महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-88, verse-5

ये ते बाल्यात्प्रभृत्येव गुरुशुश्रूषणे रताः ।
परस्परस्य सुहृदः संमताः समचेतसः ॥५॥

5. ye te bālyātprabhṛtyeva guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratāḥ ,
parasparasya suhṛdaḥ saṁmatāḥ samacetasaḥ.

5. ye te bālyāt prabhṛti eva guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratāḥ
parasparasya suhṛdaḥ saṃmatāḥ samacetasaḥ

5. Those individuals, who from childhood (bālya) itself were devoted to serving their preceptor (guru), who were friends to one another, esteemed, and of like mind—

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - referring to the Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas) (who, those who)

• ते (te) - referring to the Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas) (they, those)

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, onwards

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• गुरुशुश्रूषणे (guruśuśrūṣaṇe) - in the service of the preceptor

• रताः (ratāḥ) - devoted, attached, absorbed

• परस्परस्य (parasparasya) - of each other, mutual

• सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, well-wishers

• संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - esteemed, respected, agreed upon

• समचेतसः (samacetasaḥ) - of like mind, harmonious

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - referring to the Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas) (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

ते (te) - referring to the Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy, childishness

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, onwards

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

गुरुशुश्रूषणे (guruśuśrūṣaṇe) - in the service of the preceptor

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of guruśuśrūṣaṇa

guruśuśrūṣaṇa - service to a guru (preceptor), attending a teacher

Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+śuśrūṣaṇa)

• guru – preceptor, teacher, heavy, venerable
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣaṇa – service, attendance, desire to hear
  noun (neuter)
  desiderative noun
  Derived from desiderative stem of root śru
  Root: śru (class 5)

रताः (ratāḥ) - devoted, attached, absorbed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rata

rata - delighted, pleased, devoted, engaged

past passive participle

Derived from root ram

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'ye te'

परस्परस्य (parasparasya) - of each other, mutual

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paraspara

paraspara - each other, mutual

सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, well-wishers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'ye te'

संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - esteemed, respected, agreed upon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃmata

saṁmata - esteemed, respected, approved, agreed

past passive participle

Derived from root man with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'ye te'

समचेतसः (samacetasaḥ) - of like mind, harmonious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samacetas

samacetas - of like mind, having the same thoughts

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sama+cetas)

• sama – same, equal, like, even
  adjective (masculine)
• cetas – mind, intelligence, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'ye te'