महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-45

स भवान्मातृपितृवदस्मासु प्रतिपद्यताम् ।
गुरोर्गरीयसी वृत्तिर्या च शिष्यस्य भारत ॥४५॥

45. sa bhavānmātṛpitṛvadasmāsu pratipadyatām ,
gurorgarīyasī vṛttiryā ca śiṣyasya bhārata.

45. saḥ bhavān mātṛpitṛvat asmāsu pratipadyatām
guroḥ garīyasī vṛttiḥ yā ca śiṣyasya bhārata

45. May your honor behave towards us like a mother and father. O descendant of Bharata, the duty (vṛtti) of a respected elder (guru) is more weighty, and so also is the duty of a disciple.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - your honor (introducing the subject) (that, he)

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (your honor, you (polite address))

• मातृपितृवत् (mātṛpitṛvat) - like a mother and father

• अस्मासु (asmāsu) - towards us (Pāṇḍavas) (in us, towards us, among us)

• प्रतिपद्यताम् (pratipadyatām) - may you (your honor) behave (towards us) (may he behave, may he act, may he approach)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of a respected elder (guru) (of a guru, of an elder, of a heavy person)

• गरीयसी (garīyasī) - more weighty (duty) (more weighty, more important, greater)

• वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - the duty/conduct (conduct, behavior, duty, livelihood)

• या (yā) - which (duty) (which, who)

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

• शिष्यस्य (śiṣyasya) - of a disciple (of a disciple, of a pupil)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - your honor (introducing the subject) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Often used as an anaphoric pronoun for 'bhavān'.

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (your honor, you (polite address))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing, your honor

Present Active Participle

From root bhū 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

मातृपितृवत् (mātṛpitṛvat) - like a mother and father

(indeclinable)

Compound with suffix -vat

Compound type : dvandva (mātṛ+pitṛ)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

अस्मासु (asmāsu) - towards us (Pāṇḍavas) (in us, towards us, among us)

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रतिपद्यताम् (pratipadyatām) - may you (your honor) behave (towards us) (may he behave, may he act, may he approach)

(verb)

person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pratipad

Imperative

3rd person singular imperative ātmanepada

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of a respected elder (guru) (of a guru, of an elder, of a heavy person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - heavy, important, respected elder, teacher (guru)

गरीयसी (garīyasī) - more weighty (duty) (more weighty, more important, greater)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of garīyas

garīyas - more weighty, heavier, more important

Comparative

Comparative form of guru

Note: Agrees with 'vṛttiḥ'.

वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - the duty/conduct (conduct, behavior, duty, livelihood)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - conduct, behavior, duty, livelihood

From root vṛt 'to be, turn'

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

या (yā) - which (duty) (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to vṛttiḥ.

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

(indeclinable)

शिष्यस्य (śiṣyasya) - of a disciple (of a disciple, of a pupil)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, pupil

Gerundive/Passive Participle

From root śās 'to teach, instruct', with suffix -ya, meaning 'one to be taught'

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Refers to the duty of the disciple.

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata