महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-69

यथा राजन्प्रजाः सर्वाः सूर्यः पाति गभस्तिभिः ।
अत्ति चैव तथैव त्वं सवितुः सदृशो भव ॥६९॥

69. yathā rājanprajāḥ sarvāḥ sūryaḥ pāti gabhastibhiḥ ,
atti caiva tathaiva tvaṁ savituḥ sadṛśo bhava.

69. yathā rājan prajāḥ sarvāḥ sūryaḥ pāti gabhastibhiḥ
atti ca eva tathā eva tvam savituḥ sadṛśaḥ bhava

69. O King, just as the sun protects all subjects with its rays, so you too should be like the sun, consuming (taxes) in the same manner.

Words meanings summery:

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

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (O king, ruler)

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

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• पाति (pāti) - protects (protects, guards, rules)

• गभस्तिभिः (gabhastibhiḥ) - with its rays (with rays, with arms)

• अत्ति (atti) - consumes (taxes) (consumes, eats, takes)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, in the same manner (just, only, indeed)

• तथा (tathā) - so, in the same manner (so, thus, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - indeed, in the same manner (just, only, indeed)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (the king) (you)

• सवितुः (savituḥ) - of the sun (of the sun, of the stimulator)

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - like (similar, like, equal)

• भव (bhava) - be (be, become)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (O king, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

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

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, subjects, people

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with prajāḥ.

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

पाति (pāti) - protects (protects, guards, rules)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pā

Present active indicative 3rd singular

Root: pā (class 2)

गभस्तिभिः (gabhastibhiḥ) - with its rays (with rays, with arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gabhasti

gabhasti - ray of light, hand, arm

अत्ति (atti) - consumes (taxes) (consumes, eats, takes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ad

Present active indicative 3rd singular

Root: ad (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, in the same manner (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

तथा (tathā) - so, in the same manner (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, in the same manner (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the king) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Null gender for pronouns like 'you'.

सवितुः (savituḥ) - of the sun (of the sun, of the stimulator)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of savitṛ

savitṛ - stimulator, enlivener, the sun

Derived from root sū (to stimulate, produce)

Root: sū

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - like (similar, like, equal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, equal

Compound of sa (with) + dṛśa (seeing, appearing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dṛśa)

• sa – with, together
  indeclinable
• dṛśa – seeing, appearing, like
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tvam.

भव (bhava) - be (be, become)

(verb)

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

Imperative active 2nd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)