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.

18. כל המלכים יהיו נתונים לפקודתו, כשם שכל בעלי הגוף נתונים לרוח, העצמי של כל היצורים.

Words meanings summery:

• 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).

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