महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-57, verse-56

नमोऽस्तु वाचस्पतये प्रजानां पतये नमः ।
नमो विश्वस्य पतये महतां पतये नमः ॥५६॥

56. namo'stu vācaspataye prajānāṁ pataye namaḥ ,
namo viśvasya pataye mahatāṁ pataye namaḥ.

56. namaḥ astu vācaspataye prajānām pataye namaḥ
namaḥ viśvasya pataye mahatām pataye namaḥ

56. vācaspataye namaḥ astu prajānām pataye namaḥ
viśvasya pataye namaḥ mahatām pataye namaḥ

56. Salutations be to the Lord of speech, and salutations to the Lord of beings; salutations to the Lord of the universe, and salutations to the Lord of the great ones.

Words meanings summery:

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; obeisance

• अस्तु (astu) - let there be; may it be

• वाचस्पतये (vācaspataye) - to the lord of speech

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings; of creatures; of subjects

• पतये (pataye) - to the lord; to the master

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; obeisance

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; obeisance

• विश्वस्य (viśvasya) - of the universe; of all

• पतये (pataye) - to the lord; to the master

• महताम् (mahatām) - of the great ones; of the illustrious ones

• पतये (pataye) - to the lord; to the master

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; obeisance

Words meanings and morphology

नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; obeisance

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let there be; may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वाचस्पतये (vācaspataye) - to the lord of speech

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vācaspati

vācaspati - lord of speech; Bṛhaspati; Brahma; Shiva

Compound type : tatpurusha (vācas+pati)

• vācas – speech; word; voice
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord; master; husband; owner
  noun (masculine)

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings; of creatures; of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring; progeny; creature; people; subjects

पतये (pataye) - to the lord; to the master

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord; master; husband; owner

नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; obeisance

(indeclinable)

नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; obeisance

(indeclinable)

विश्वस्य (viśvasya) - of the universe; of all

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all; universal; whole; the universe

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to the cosmos.

पतये (pataye) - to the lord; to the master

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord; master; husband; owner

महताम् (mahatām) - of the great ones; of the illustrious ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great; large; eminent; noble; a great person

Note: Used here as a substantive: 'of the great (beings/persons)'.

पतये (pataye) - to the lord; to the master

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord; master; husband; owner

नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; obeisance

(indeclinable)