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2,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-18

अस्याज्ञावशगाः सर्वे भविष्यन्ति नराधिपाः ।
सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्य वायोरिव शरीरिणः ॥१८॥
18. asyājñāvaśagāḥ sarve bhaviṣyanti narādhipāḥ ,
sarvabhūtātmabhūtasya vāyoriva śarīriṇaḥ.
18. asya ājñāvaśagāḥ sarve bhaviṣyanti narādhipāḥ
sarvabhūtātma-bhūtasya vāyoḥ iva śarīriṇaḥ
18. All kings will become subservient to his command, just as embodied beings are subject to the all-pervading wind (vāyu), which has become the subtle essence (ātman) of all creatures.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • अस्य (asya) - of Jarasandha (of him, of this)
  • आज्ञावशगाः (ājñāvaśagāḥ) - subject to command, obedient to orders
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all
  • भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will become
  • नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings, rulers of men
  • सर्वभूतात्म-भूतस्य (sarvabhūtātma-bhūtasya) - of one who has become the self (ātman) of all beings
  • वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the all-pervading wind (of the wind, of air)
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • शरीरिणः (śarīriṇaḥ) - of an embodied being, of a living creature

Words meanings and morphology

अस्य (asya) - of Jarasandha (of him, of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Refers to Jarasandha.
आज्ञावशगाः (ājñāvaśagāḥ) - subject to command, obedient to orders
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ājñāvaśaga
ājñāvaśaga - obedient to command, subject to order
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ājñā+vaśaga)
  • ājñā – command, order
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • vaśaga – subject to, under the power of
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: gam (class 1)
सर्वे (sarve) - all
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every
भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will become
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings, rulers of men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of narādhipa
narādhipa - king, ruler of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)
  • nara – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
    Root: nṛ
  • adhipa – ruler, lord, master
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: pā (class 2)
सर्वभूतात्म-भूतस्य (sarvabhūtātma-bhūtasya) - of one who has become the self (ātman) of all beings
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtātma-bhūta
sarvabhūtātma-bhūta - become the self of all beings
Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (sarvabhūta+ātman+bhūta)
  • sarva – all, every
    adjective
  • bhūta – being, creature
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root `bhū` 'to be'. Used here as a noun meaning 'creature' or 'being'.
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • ātman – self, soul, essence
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
  • bhūta – become, manifest
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root `bhū` 'to be, to become'.
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Compound `sarvabhūtātman` (self of all beings) + `bhūta` (become). The genitive ending refers to `vāyoḥ`.
वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the all-pervading wind (of the wind, of air)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air, god of wind
Root: vā (class 2)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
शरीरिणः (śarīriṇaḥ) - of an embodied being, of a living creature
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śarīrin
śarīrin - embodied being, living creature
Derived from `śarīra` (body) + `in` suffix.
Note: In comparison with `vāyoḥ`, suggests the subject is governed by the 'wind' (Jarasandha's command).