महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-28

यथा वायोस्तृणाग्राणि वशं यान्ति बलीयसः ।
धातुरेवं वशं यान्ति सर्वभूतानि भारत ॥२८॥

28. yathā vāyostṛṇāgrāṇi vaśaṁ yānti balīyasaḥ ,
dhāturevaṁ vaśaṁ yānti sarvabhūtāni bhārata.

28. yathā vāyoḥ tṛṇa-agrāṇi vaśam yānti balīyasaḥ
dhātuḥ evam vaśam yānti sarva-bhūtāni bhārata

28. Just as the tips of grass blades submit to the powerful wind, so all created beings (dhātu) similarly submit, O Bhārata.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according as)

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the wind (of the wind, from the wind)

• तृण-अग्राणि (tṛṇa-agrāṇi) - the tips of grass blades (tips of grass blades)

• वशम् (vaśam) - to the control (of) (to power, to control, under control)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they submit (they go, they move, they attain, they submit)

• बलीयसः (balīyasaḥ) - of the powerful (wind) (of the more powerful, of the stronger)

• धातुः (dhātuḥ) - a created being (element, constituent, root (verb), created being)

• एवम् (evam) - similarly (thus, so, in this manner)

• वशम् (vaśam) - to the control (of) (to power, to control, under control)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they submit (they go, they move, they attain, they submit)

• सर्व-भूतानि (sarva-bhūtāni) - all created beings (all beings, all creatures)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Arjuna) (O descendant of Bharata, O Arjuna)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according as)

(indeclinable)

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the wind (of the wind, from the wind)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, breath, god of wind

Root: √vā (class 2)

Note: Also ablative singular.

तृण-अग्राणि (tṛṇa-agrāṇi) - the tips of grass blades (tips of grass blades)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tṛṇa-agra

tṛṇa-agra - tip of grass, blade of grass

Tatpurusha compound of tṛṇa (grass) and agra (tip)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṇa+agra)

• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• agra – tip, point, front, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Also accusative plural.

वशम् (vaśam) - to the control (of) (to power, to control, under control)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - power, control, will, submission

Root: √vaś (class 2)

यान्ति (yānti) - they submit (they go, they move, they attain, they submit)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yānti

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural present active from √yā (to go)

Root: √yā (class 2)

बलीयसः (balīyasaḥ) - of the powerful (wind) (of the more powerful, of the stronger)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of balīyas

balīyas - more powerful, stronger, superior

Comparative adjective

Comparative form of balin (powerful), from bala (strength)

Note: Also ablative singular.

धातुः (dhātuḥ) - a created being (element, constituent, root (verb), created being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātu

dhātu - element, constituent, root (verb), created being, primary substance

Derived from √dhā (to place, create)

Root: √dhā (class 3)

Note: The singular 'dhātuḥ' here functions as a collective or representative for 'all beings' which is then specified by 'sarvabhūtāni'.

एवम् (evam) - similarly (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

वशम् (vaśam) - to the control (of) (to power, to control, under control)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - power, control, will, submission

Root: √vaś (class 2)

यान्ति (yānti) - they submit (they go, they move, they attain, they submit)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yānti

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural present active from √yā (to go)

Root: √yā (class 2)

सर्व-भूतानि (sarva-bhūtāni) - all created beings (all beings, all creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva-bhūta

sarva-bhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything

Tatpurusha compound of sarva (all) and bhūta (being, creature)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  adjective (neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, what has been
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √bhū (to be, become), here used as a noun meaning 'creature' or 'being'.
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Also accusative plural.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Arjuna) (O descendant of Bharata, O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, a native of India

Derived from Bharata + aṉ (patronymic suffix)