महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-42, verse-58

अप्रमत्तः स्थितो नित्यं प्रजाः पाहि विशां पते ।
पर्जन्यमिव भूतानि महाद्रुममिवाण्डजाः ।
बान्धवास्त्वोपजीवन्तु सहस्राक्षमिवामराः ॥५८॥

58. apramattaḥ sthito nityaṁ prajāḥ pāhi viśāṁ pate ,
parjanyamiva bhūtāni mahādrumamivāṇḍajāḥ ,
bāndhavāstvopajīvantu sahasrākṣamivāmarāḥ.

58. apramattaḥ sthitaḥ nityam prajāḥ pāhi
viśām pate | parjanyam iva bhūtāni
mahādrumam iva aṇḍajāḥ | bāndhavāḥ
tu upajīvantu sahasrākṣam iva amarāḥ

58. O lord of the people, remain ever vigilant and protect your subjects. May all beings depend on you just as they depend on the rain-god Parjanya, and may the egg-born creatures (birds) depend on you as they depend on a great tree. Furthermore, may your kinsmen depend on you just as the immortal gods depend on Indra, the thousand-eyed one.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, attentive, not negligent, heedful

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remaining, being steadfast (standing, situated, remaining, established)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people (subjects, people, progeny)

• पाहि (pāhi) - protect!

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of the people, of the subjects)

• पते (pate) - O lord! (O lord! O master!)

• पर्जन्यम् (parjanyam) - Parjanya (the rain-god)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all beings (beings, creatures, elements)

• महाद्रुमम् (mahādrumam) - a great tree

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

• अण्डजाः (aṇḍajāḥ) - birds (egg-born, birds)

• बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - kinsmen (relatives, kinsmen)

• तु (tu) - furthermore (but, on the other hand, furthermore)

• उपजीवन्तु (upajīvantu) - let them depend on (let them live upon, let them subsist on, let them depend on)

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

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortal gods (gods, immortals)

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, attentive, not negligent, heedful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - vigilant, attentive, not negligent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-mad (to be heedless, negligent) with 'a' negative prefix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pramatta – negligent, heedless
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-mad.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remaining, being steadfast (standing, situated, remaining, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people (subjects, people, progeny)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, subjects, people

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

पाहि (pāhi) - protect!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pā

Root: pā (class 2)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of the people, of the subjects)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, settlement

Note: From viś.

पते (pate) - O lord! (O lord! O master!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband

पर्जन्यम् (parjanyam) - Parjanya (the rain-god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parjanya

parjanya - rain-cloud, rain, the rain-god

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all beings (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, creature, being, element

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

महाद्रुमम् (mahādrumam) - a great tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādruma

mahādruma - a great tree

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+druma)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

अण्डजाः (aṇḍajāḥ) - birds (egg-born, birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṇḍaja

aṇḍaja - egg-born (bird, snake, fish, insect)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (aṇḍa+ja)

• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan.
  Root: jan (class 4)

बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - kinsmen (relatives, kinsmen)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava

bāndhava - relative, kinsman

तु (tu) - furthermore (but, on the other hand, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

उपजीवन्तु (upajīvantu) - let them depend on (let them live upon, let them subsist on, let them depend on)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of upajīv

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

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

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed; epithet of Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣi)

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

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortal gods (gods, immortals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mara – mortal, dying
  adjective (masculine)
  From root mṛ.
  Root: mṛ (class 6)