महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-26, verse-36

यस्य वृत्तं नमस्यन्ति स्वर्गस्थस्यापि मानवाः ।
पौरजानपदामात्याः स राजा राजसत्तमः ॥३६॥

36. yasya vṛttaṁ namasyanti svargasthasyāpi mānavāḥ ,
paurajānapadāmātyāḥ sa rājā rājasattamaḥ.

36. yasya vṛttam namasyanti svargasthasya api
mānavāḥ paurajānapadāmātyāḥ sa rājā rājasattamaḥ

36. sa rājā rājasattamaḥ yasya vṛttam svargasthasya
api mānavāḥ paurajānapadāmātyāḥ namasyanti

36. That king (rājā) is the best of kings (rājasattama) whose conduct (vṛtta) is revered by humans (mānavāḥ) — including citizens, country folk, and ministers (paurajānapadāmātyāḥ) — even after he has ascended to heaven (svarga).

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom, of which)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct (conduct, behavior, character, occurrence)

• नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti) - they revere (they worship, they revere, they salute)

• स्वर्गस्थस्य (svargasthasya) - of him (the king) who has ascended to heaven (svarga) (of one abiding in heaven, of a heaven-dweller)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover, besides)

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans (mānavāḥ) (humans, people, descendants of Manu)

• पौरजानपदामात्याः (paurajānapadāmātyāḥ) - citizens, country folk, and ministers

• स (sa) - that (he, that)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (rājā) (king, ruler)

• राजसत्तमः (rājasattamaḥ) - the best of kings (the best of kings, most excellent king)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Declines irregularly.

Note: Refers to the king.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct (conduct, behavior, character, occurrence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, character, act, occurrence, event

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root vṛt (to turn, exist).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of `namasyanti`.

नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti) - they revere (they worship, they revere, they salute)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of namasy

Present Tense

Denominative verb from namas (bow, reverence).

Root: namas (class 0)

Note: Main verb of the subordinate clause.

स्वर्गस्थस्य (svargasthasya) - of him (the king) who has ascended to heaven (svarga) (of one abiding in heaven, of a heaven-dweller)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svargastha

svargastha - abiding in heaven (svarga), situated in heaven, heaven-dweller

Derived noun/adjective

Upapada Tatpuruṣa compound from svarga (heaven) + stha (standing, situated).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (svarga+stha)

• svarga – heaven (svarga), celestial world, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Participle
  Derived from root sthā.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the king, whose conduct is being revered even when he is in heaven.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover, besides)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans (mānavāḥ) (humans, people, descendants of Manu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu, mankind

Derived from Manu.

पौरजानपदामात्याः (paurajānapadāmātyāḥ) - citizens, country folk, and ministers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paurajānapadāmātya

paurajānapadāmātya - citizens, country folk, and ministers (collective)

Dvandva compound listing various types of subjects/officials.

Compound type : dvandva (paura+jānapada+āmātya)

• paura – citizen, city-dweller
  noun (masculine)
  From pura (city).
• jānapada – country folk, inhabitant of a district
  noun (masculine)
  From janapada (country, district).
• āmātya – minister, counselor, companion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Forms a part of the subject.

स (sa) - that (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the main subject, the king.

राजा (rājā) - the king (rājā) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

N-stem masculine noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

राजसत्तमः (rājasattamaḥ) - the best of kings (the best of kings, most excellent king)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings, most excellent king

Tatpuruṣa compound with superlative suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāja+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama added to sat (good, excellent).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for `rājā`.