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7,55

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-55, verse-21

कृतज्ञानां वदान्यानां गुरुशुश्रूषिणामपि ।
सहस्रदक्षिणानां च या गतिस्तामवाप्नुहि ॥२१॥
21. kṛtajñānāṁ vadānyānāṁ guruśuśrūṣiṇāmapi ,
sahasradakṣiṇānāṁ ca yā gatistāmavāpnuhi.
21. kṛtajñānām vadānyānām guruśuśrūṣiṇām api
sahasradakṣiṇānām ca yā gatiḥ tām avāpnuhi
21. kṛtajñānām vadānyānām guruśuśrūṣiṇām api sahasradakṣiṇānām ca yā gatiḥ,
tām avāpnuhi
21. May you attain the same destination (gati) as those who are grateful, who are generous, who serve their spiritual preceptors (guru), and who offer thousands as priestly fees (dakṣiṇā).

Words meanings summery:

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  • कृतज्ञानाम् (kṛtajñānām) - of the grateful, of those who remember kindness
  • वदान्यानाम् (vadānyānām) - of the generous, eloquent, liberal
  • गुरुशुश्रूषिणाम् (guruśuśrūṣiṇām) - of those who serve their gurus (teachers)
  • अपि (api) - also, even
  • सहस्रदक्षिणानाम् (sahasradakṣiṇānām) - of those who give thousands as fees (dakṣiṇā)
  • (ca) - and
  • या (yā) - which, that which
  • गतिः (gatiḥ) - destination, state, path
  • ताम् (tām) - that
  • अवाप्नुहि (avāpnuhi) - attain, reach, obtain

Words meanings and morphology

कृतज्ञानाम् (kṛtajñānām) - of the grateful, of those who remember kindness
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kṛtajña
kṛtajña - grateful, knowing what has been done, acknowledging benefits
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+jña)
  • kṛta – done, made, performed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • jña – knowing, perceiving, expert
    adjective
    suffix from root jñā
    Root: jñā (class 9)
वदान्यानाम् (vadānyānām) - of the generous, eloquent, liberal
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vadānya
vadānya - generous, liberal, eloquent, bountiful
Root: vad (class 1)
गुरुशुश्रूषिणाम् (guruśuśrūṣiṇām) - of those who serve their gurus (teachers)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of guruśuśrūṣin
guruśuśrūṣin - one who serves a guru, diligent in service to a guru
Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+śuśrūṣin)
  • guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor (guru), heavy, important
    noun (masculine)
  • śuśrūṣin – serving, desirous of hearing, obedient
    adjective (masculine)
    From desiderative of root śru
    Root: śru (class 5)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
सहस्रदक्षिणानाम् (sahasradakṣiṇānām) - of those who give thousands as fees (dakṣiṇā)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sahasradakṣiṇa
sahasradakṣiṇa - one who gives a thousand (as dakṣiṇā/fee)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahasra+dakṣiṇā)
  • sahasra – thousand
    noun (neuter)
  • dakṣiṇā – priestly fee, gift, donation (dakṣiṇā)
    noun (feminine)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
या (yā) - which, that which
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, that (relative pronoun)
गतिः (gatiḥ) - destination, state, path
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - movement, course, path, destination, fate
Root: gam (class 1)
ताम् (tām) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, this (demonstrative/correlative pronoun)
अवाप्नुहि (avāpnuhi) - attain, reach, obtain
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of avāpnuhi
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)