महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-126, verse-36

चक्षुर्मनोभ्यां संतोष्या विप्राः सेव्याश्च शक्तितः ।
न चैषां विप्रियं कार्यं ते हि वह्निशिखोपमाः ॥३६॥

36. cakṣurmanobhyāṁ saṁtoṣyā viprāḥ sevyāśca śaktitaḥ ,
na caiṣāṁ vipriyaṁ kāryaṁ te hi vahniśikhopamāḥ.

36. cakṣusmanobhyām santoṣyāḥ viprāḥ sevyāḥ ca śaktitaḥ
na ca eṣām vipriyam kāryam te hi vahniśikhopamāḥ

36. viprāḥ cakṣusmanobhyām santoṣyāḥ ca śaktitaḥ sevyāḥ
ca eṣām vipriyam na kāryam hi te vahniśikhopamāḥ

36. Brahmins should be pleased by one's respectful gaze and attitude (lit. 'eyes and mind'), and they should be served to the best of one's capacity. No harm or offense should be done to them, for they are indeed like flames of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• चक्षुस्मनोभ्याम् (cakṣusmanobhyām) - by one's respectful gaze and attitude (by eyes and mind, with sight and attention)

• सन्तोष्याः (santoṣyāḥ) - to be satisfied, to be pleased

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins, inspired ones

• सेव्याः (sevyāḥ) - to be served, to be attended

• च (ca) - and

• शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - according to ability, to the best of one's power

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• एषाम् (eṣām) - to these brahmins (of these, to them)

• विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - unpleasant, disagreeable, harm, offense

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done (as in, no offense should be done) (to be done, duty, action)

• ते (te) - those brahmins (they)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• वह्निशिखोपमाः (vahniśikhopamāḥ) - like flames of fire

Words meanings and morphology

चक्षुस्मनोभ्याम् (cakṣusmanobhyām) - by one's respectful gaze and attitude (by eyes and mind, with sight and attention)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of cakṣusmanas

cakṣusmanas - eyes and mind

Compound type : dvandva (cakṣus+manas)

• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)

सन्तोष्याः (santoṣyāḥ) - to be satisfied, to be pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of santoṣya

santoṣya - to be satisfied, to be pleased

Gerundive

Derived from the root √tuṣ (to be pleased, satisfied) with the prefix sam- and suffix -ya

Prefix: sam

Root: √tuṣ (class 4)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins, inspired ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - brahmin, inspired one, wise man

सेव्याः (sevyāḥ) - to be served, to be attended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sevya

sevya - to be served, to be attended, deserving service

Gerundive

Derived from the root √sev (to serve, attend) with suffix -ya

Root: √sev (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - according to ability, to the best of one's power

(indeclinable)

Derived from śakti (power, ability) with the suffix -tas (indicating manner or extent)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - to these brahmins (of these, to them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - unpleasant, disagreeable, harm, offense

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vipriya

vipriya - unpleasant, disagreeable, injury, offense

From vi- + priya (dear, pleasing)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done (as in, no offense should be done) (to be done, duty, action)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, action

Gerundive

Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ya

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - those brahmins (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

वह्निशिखोपमाः (vahniśikhopamāḥ) - like flames of fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vahniśikhopama

vahniśikhopama - like flames of fire, fire-flame-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vahniśikhā+upama)

• vahniśikhā – flame of fire
  noun (feminine)
• upama – like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)