महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-67, verse-24

मुख्येन शस्त्रपत्रेण ये मनुष्याः प्रधानतः ।
भवन्तं तेऽनुयास्यन्ति महेन्द्रमिव देवताः ॥२४॥

24. mukhyena śastrapatreṇa ye manuṣyāḥ pradhānataḥ ,
bhavantaṁ te'nuyāsyanti mahendramiva devatāḥ.

24. mukhyena śastrapātreṇa ye manuṣyāḥ pradhānataḥ
bhavantam te anuyāsyanti mahendram iva devatāḥ

24. ye pradhānataḥ manuṣyāḥ mukhyena śastrapātreṇa
te bhavantam anuyāsyanti devatāḥ mahendram iva

24. Those prominent men, armed with the chief weapons, will follow you, just as the gods follow Mahendra (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• मुख्येन (mukhyena) - by the chief, by the principal

• शस्त्रपात्रेण (śastrapātreṇa) - by means of chief weapons (by the weapon-hand, with weapons)

• ये (ye) - who (plural)

• मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - men, humans

• प्रधानतः (pradhānataḥ) - chiefly, principally, predominantly

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - addressed to Manu (you (respectful form))

• ते (te) - they

• अनुयास्यन्ति (anuyāsyanti) - will follow, will go after

• महेन्द्रम् (mahendram) - Mahendra (Indra)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods, deities

Words meanings and morphology

मुख्येन (mukhyena) - by the chief, by the principal

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, primary, foremost

Note: Agrees with 'śastrapātreṇa'

शस्त्रपात्रेण (śastrapātreṇa) - by means of chief weapons (by the weapon-hand, with weapons)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śastrapātra

śastrapātra - weapon-hand, weapon and vessel, instrument of war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+pātra)

• śastra – weapon, sword, arm
  noun (neuter)
• pātra – vessel, receptacle, tool, instrument, hand
  noun (neuter)

ये (ye) - who (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - men, humans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, person

प्रधानतः (pradhānataḥ) - chiefly, principally, predominantly

(indeclinable)

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - addressed to Manu (you (respectful form))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be) + śatṛ suffix, then used as a pronoun/noun

Root: bhū (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

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

अनुयास्यन्ति (anuyāsyanti) - will follow, will go after

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of anuyā

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

महेन्द्रम् (mahendram) - Mahendra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Mahendra, great Indra, a name of Indra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• indra – Indra (king of gods), chief
  proper noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, god, divinity