महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-33, verse-6

ते पूज्यास्ते नमस्कार्यास्ते रक्ष्याः पितरो यथा ।
तेष्वेव यात्रा लोकस्य भूतानामिव वासवे ॥६॥

6. te pūjyāste namaskāryāste rakṣyāḥ pitaro yathā ,
teṣveva yātrā lokasya bhūtānāmiva vāsave.

6. te pūjyāḥ te namaskāryāḥ te rakṣyāḥ pitaraḥ
yathā teṣu eva yātrā lokasya bhūtānām iva vāsave

6. yathā pitaraḥ te pūjyāḥ te namaskāryāḥ te rakṣyāḥ
lokasya yātrā teṣu eva bhūtānām vāsave iva

6. They are to be honored, saluted, and protected just like one's ancestors. The progress and well-being of the people truly depend on them, just as the sustenance of all beings depends on Indra (Vāsava).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (the most revered individuals) (those; they (masculine plural))

• पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - are to be honored (to be honored; venerable; adorable)

• ते (te) - they (those; they)

• नमस्कार्याः (namaskāryāḥ) - are to be saluted (to be saluted; worthy of obeisance)

• ते (te) - they (those; they)

• रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - are to be protected (to be protected; to be guarded)

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors (fathers; ancestors; forefathers)

• यथा (yathā) - just like (as; just as; like)

• तेषु (teṣu) - on them (in them; on them)

• एव (eva) - truly; indeed (indeed; certainly; only)

• यात्रा (yātrā) - progress and well-being (journey, procession, maintenance, livelihood, welfare, prosperity)

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people (of the world; of the people)

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings (of beings; of creatures; of living things)

• इव (iva) - just as (like; as; as if)

• वासवे (vāsave) - on Indra (in Vasava (Indra); in the god of rain)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (the most revered individuals) (those; they (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the venerable people.

पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - are to be honored (to be honored; venerable; adorable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjya

pūjya - to be honored, venerable, adorable, respectable

Gerundive

Derived from root pūj (to honor) with suffix -ya.

Root: pūj (class 10)

ते (te) - they (those; they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

नमस्कार्याः (namaskāryāḥ) - are to be saluted (to be saluted; worthy of obeisance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of namaskārya

namaskārya - to be saluted, worthy of obeisance or reverence

Gerundive

Derived from namas (bow) + kārya (to be done), or directly from root namaskṛ (to salute) with suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - they (those; they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - are to be protected (to be protected; to be guarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, to be guarded, to be preserved

Gerundive

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect) with suffix -ya.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors (fathers; ancestors; forefathers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefathers

ṛ-stem noun.

यथा (yathā) - just like (as; just as; like)

(indeclinable)

तेषु (teṣu) - on them (in them; on them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the venerable people.

एव (eva) - truly; indeed (indeed; certainly; only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

यात्रा (yātrā) - progress and well-being (journey, procession, maintenance, livelihood, welfare, prosperity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yātrā

yātrā - journey, march, procession, maintenance, livelihood, existence, welfare, prosperity

From root yā (to go) with suffix -trā.

Root: yā (class 2)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people (of the world; of the people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind, region

Root: lok (class 1)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings (of beings; of creatures; of living things)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be) with suffix -ta.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Paired with lokasya in the comparison.

इव (iva) - just as (like; as; as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

वासवे (vāsave) - on Indra (in Vasava (Indra); in the god of rain)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (king of gods, giver of rain), descendant of Vasu

Often refers to Indra due to his role as a giver of wealth/rain.

Note: Indra as the source of rain, which is essential for sustenance.