महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-112, verse-24

तानतीतोपधान्प्राज्ञान्हिते युक्तान्मनस्विनः ।
पूजयेथा महाभागान्यथाचार्यान्यथा पितॄन् ॥२४॥

24. tānatītopadhānprājñānhite yuktānmanasvinaḥ ,
pūjayethā mahābhāgānyathācāryānyathā pitṝn.

24. tān atītopadhān prājñān hite yuktān manasvinaḥ
pūjayethāḥ mahābhāgān yathācaryān yathā pitṝn

24. tān atītopadhān prājñān hite yuktān manasvinaḥ
mahābhāgān yathācaryān yathā pitṝn pūjayethāḥ

24. You should honor those wise, high-minded, and illustrious individuals—who have passed tests of integrity and are dedicated to your welfare—treating them as you would teachers and fathers.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• अतीतोपधान् (atītopadhān) - those who have passed the tests (of integrity)

• प्राज्ञान् (prājñān) - wise, intelligent, discerning

• हिते (hite) - in (one's) welfare, in what is beneficial

• युक्तान् (yuktān) - engaged, dedicated, connected

• मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - high-minded, intelligent, resolute

• पूजयेथाः (pūjayethāḥ) - you should honor/respect

• महाभागान् (mahābhāgān) - illustrious, highly fortunate, noble

• यथाचर्यान् (yathācaryān) - like teachers

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अतीतोपधान् (atītopadhān) - those who have passed the tests (of integrity)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of atītopadha

atītopadha - one who has passed a trial or test (of integrity, loyalty)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atīta+upadha)

• atīta – passed, gone by, undergone
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root i (to go) with prefix ati-
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)
• upadha – test, trial, stratagem
  noun (feminine)

प्राज्ञान् (prājñān) - wise, intelligent, discerning

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, discerning, knowing

Derived from prajñā (wisdom)

हिते (hite) - in (one's) welfare, in what is beneficial

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - welfare, benefit, good; placed, fit, suitable

Can also be PPP of root dhā (to place, put)

युक्तान् (yuktān) - engaged, dedicated, connected

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, engaged, devoted; proper, fit

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - high-minded, intelligent, resolute

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of manasvin

manasvin - intelligent, high-minded, sagacious, spirited

Derived from manas (mind)

पूजयेथाः (pūjayethāḥ) - you should honor/respect

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)

महाभागान् (mahābhāgān) - illustrious, highly fortunate, noble

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - very fortunate, illustrious, noble, excellent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)

यथाचर्यान् (yathācaryān) - like teachers

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yathā+ācārya)

• yathā – as, just as, like
  indeclinable
• ācārya – teacher, preceptor
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father