महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-67, verse-33

नमस्येयुश्च तं भक्त्या शिष्या इव गुरुं सदा ।
देवा इव सहस्राक्षं प्रजा राजानमन्तिके ॥३३॥

33. namasyeyuśca taṁ bhaktyā śiṣyā iva guruṁ sadā ,
devā iva sahasrākṣaṁ prajā rājānamantike.

33. namasyeyuḥ ca tam bhaktyā śiṣyāḥ iva gurum sadā
devāḥ iva sahasrākṣam prajā rājānam antike

33. ca prajā tam rājānam antike bhaktyā sadā namasyeyuḥ,
śiṣyāḥ gurum iva devāḥ sahasrākṣam iva (namasyeyuḥ)

33. And the populace should always revere him with devotion (bhakti), just as disciples revere their guru (teacher) or as gods revere Sahasrākṣa (Indra) whenever the king is present.

Words meanings summery:

• नमस्येयुः (namasyeyuḥ) - they should bow down to, they should worship, they should revere

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine accusative singular)

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion (bhakti), faithfully

• शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples, students

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गुरुम् (gurum) - the teacher, the guru

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - the thousand-eyed one (Indra)

• प्रजा (prajā) - people, subjects, populace

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• अन्तिके (antike) - near, in the presence of, close by

Words meanings and morphology

नमस्येयुः (namasyeyuḥ) - they should bow down to, they should worship, they should revere

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Optative (Liṅ) of namas

Denominative verb

Derived from the noun namas, forming a verb in the optative mood

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion (bhakti), faithfully

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, worship, attachment, faithfulness (bhakti)

Derived from root bhaj 'to share, to belong to, to revere'

Root: bhaj

शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples, students

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, student, pupil

Gerundive

Derived from root śā 'to teach'

Root: śās

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

गुरुम् (gurum) - the teacher, the guru

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual guide, respected person (guru)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - the thousand-eyed one (Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed (an epithet of Indra)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

प्रजा (prajā) - people, subjects, populace

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - people, subjects, offspring, populace

Root: jan

Note: Although the form 'prajā' without visarga usually indicates nominative singular, it functions as a plural subject here, agreeing with the plural verb 'namasyeyuḥ', common in older texts or as a collective plural.

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj

अन्तिके (antike) - near, in the presence of, close by

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of antika (neuter noun) used adverbially