महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-44

अस्मानध्यापयस्वेति तानुवाच ततो मुनिः ।
शिष्यत्वमुपगच्छध्वं विधिवद्भो ममेत्युत ॥४४॥

44. asmānadhyāpayasveti tānuvāca tato muniḥ ,
śiṣyatvamupagacchadhvaṁ vidhivadbho mametyuta.

44. asmān adhyāpayasva iti tān uvāca tataḥ muniḥ |
śiṣyatvam upagacchadhvam vidhivat bho mama iti uta

44. iti 'asmān adhyāpayasva' tataḥ muniḥ tān uvāca (sa uvāca) 'bho,
vidhivat mama śiṣyatvam upagacchadhvam' iti uta

44. 'Teach us!' — thus the sage then said to them, 'O sirs, become my disciples (śiṣyatvam) according to the prescribed rites.'

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• अध्यापयस्व (adhyāpayasva) - teach (us)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage

• शिष्यत्वम् (śiṣyatvam) - discipleship, the state of being a disciple

• उपगच्छध्वम् (upagacchadhvam) - you (plural) become, you approach

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, ritually

• भो (bho) - O sirs, O venerable ones

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

• उत (uta) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अध्यापयस्व (adhyāpayasva) - teach (us)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Formed from root `i` with `adhi` and `ā` prefixes, causative suffix `-aya`, and 2nd person singular middle imperative ending `sva`. The meaning shifts to 'cause to go/study/teach'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular active perfect of root 'vac'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb derived from 'tad' (that).

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative person

शिष्यत्वम् (śiṣyatvam) - discipleship, the state of being a disciple

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiṣyatva

śiṣyatva - discipleship, the state of being a pupil

Derived from 'śiṣya' (disciple) with the abstract noun suffix '-tva'.

उपगच्छध्वम् (upagacchadhvam) - you (plural) become, you approach

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: 2nd person plural imperative of root `gam` with prefix `upa`.

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, ritually

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'vidhi' (rule, precept) with the suffix '-vat' (like, according to).

भो (bho) - O sirs, O venerable ones

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

उत (uta) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)