महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-13, verse-25

तं पर्युपासते नित्यं देवाः सर्वे महर्षिभिः ।
वाग्भिर्मनोनुकूलाभिः पूजयन्तो जनाधिप ॥२५॥

25. taṁ paryupāsate nityaṁ devāḥ sarve maharṣibhiḥ ,
vāgbhirmanonukūlābhiḥ pūjayanto janādhipa.

25. taṃ paryupāsate nityaṃ devāḥ sarve maharṣibhiḥ
vāgbhiḥ manonukūlābhiḥ pūjayantaḥ janādhipa

25. janādhipa sarve devāḥ maharṣibhiḥ nityaṃ taṃ
manonukūlābhiḥ vāgbhiḥ pūjayantaḥ paryupāsate

25. O ruler of men, all the gods, accompanied by the great sages, constantly attend upon him, worshiping him with words that are pleasing to the mind.

Words meanings summery:

• तं (taṁ) - Refers to Prajāpati. (him, that)

• पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - they worship, they attend upon, they serve

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, always, constantly

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by the great sages

• वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words, by speeches

• मनोनुकूलाभिः (manonukūlābhiḥ) - pleasing to the mind, agreeable

• पूजयन्तः (pūjayantaḥ) - worshipping, honoring

• जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of men

Words meanings and morphology

तं (taṁ) - Refers to Prajāpati. (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'paryupāsate' and 'pūjayantaḥ'.

पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - they worship, they attend upon, they serve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

present middle

Root 'ās' (to sit) with prefixes 'pari-' and 'upa-'.

Prefixes: pari+upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially.

Note: Adverb of time.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'paryupāsate'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire, every

Universal pronoun.

Note: Adjective modifying 'devāḥ'.

महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by the great sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem of 'mahat' in compound.
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ṛṣ' (to go, move, flow).
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Denotes accompaniment ('with').

वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words, by speeches

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word, language

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Denotes the means by which Prajāpati is worshipped.

मनोनुकूलाभिः (manonukūlābhiḥ) - pleasing to the mind, agreeable

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of manonukūla

manonukūla - pleasing to the mind, agreeable, favorable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+anukūla)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'man' (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)
• anukūla – favorable, agreeable, pleasing, propitious
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'anu' (after) + 'kūla' (bank, shore; hence, 'going along the bank', i.e., agreeable).
  Prefix: anu

Note: Adjective modifying 'vāgbhiḥ'.

पूजयन्तः (pūjayantaḥ) - worshipping, honoring

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjayant

pūjayant - worshipping, honoring

Present Active Participle

Derived from causative root 'pūj' (to worship, honor) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Describes the action of the gods.

जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janādhipa

janādhipa - ruler of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+adhipa)

• jana – man, person, people, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  From 'adhi' (over) + 'pa' (protector, ruler).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 1)