महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-46, verse-6

यथास्मान्सुरराट्शक्रो भयेभ्यः पाति सर्वदा ।
तथा त्वमपि सर्वासां सरितां वै पतिर्भव ॥६॥

6. yathāsmānsurarāṭśakro bhayebhyaḥ pāti sarvadā ,
tathā tvamapi sarvāsāṁ saritāṁ vai patirbhava.

6. yathā asmān surarāṭ śakraḥ bhayebhyaḥ pāti sarvadā
| tathā tvam api sarvāsām saritām vai patiḥ bhava

6. yathā surarāṭ śakraḥ asmān bhayebhyaḥ sarvadā pāti
tathā tvam api sarvāsām saritām vai patiḥ bhava

6. "Just as Śakra, the king of the gods, always protects us from fears, so too you become the lord of all rivers."

Words meanings summery:

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

• अस्मान् (asmān) - The deities (devatāḥ) speaking. (us, to us)

• सुरराट् (surarāṭ) - Refers to Śakra (Indra). (king of gods)

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Refers to the god Indra. (Śakra (Indra), powerful one)

• भयेभ्यः (bhayebhyaḥ) - from fears, from dangers

• पाति (pāti) - protects, guards, preserves

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• तथा (tathā) - Introduces the consequence or parallel. (so, thus, in that way)

• त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Varuṇa. (you)

• अपि (api) - 'You also', implying Varuṇa, just like Indra. (also, even, too)

• सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - Of all the rivers. (of all)

• सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

• वै (vai) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, verily, surely)

• पतिः (patiḥ) - The ruler or master of rivers. (lord, master, husband, owner)

• भव (bhava) - become, be

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

अस्मान् (asmān) - The deities (devatāḥ) speaking. (us, to us)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Accusative plural of asmad (first person pronoun).

Note: Object of 'pāti'.

सुरराट् (surarāṭ) - Refers to Śakra (Indra). (king of gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surarāj

surarāj - king of gods

Formed from sura (god) and rāj (king). Nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+rājan)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Refers to the god Indra. (Śakra (Indra), powerful one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, strong, capable, Śakra (an epithet for Indra)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Subject of 'pāti'.

भयेभ्यः (bhayebhyaḥ) - from fears, from dangers

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger, peril

Dative/Ablative plural of bhaya (neuter).

Root: bhī (class 3)

पाति (pāti) - protects, guards, preserves

(verb)

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

present active

3rd person singular present active of root pā (class 2)

Root: pā (class 2)

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

Adverbial formation from sarva (all) + dā (suffix indicating time).

तथा (tathā) - Introduces the consequence or parallel. (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Varuṇa. (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Nominative singular of yuşmad (second person pronoun).

Note: Subject of 'bhava'.

अपि (api) - 'You also', implying Varuṇa, just like Indra. (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Emphasizing particle.

सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - Of all the rivers. (of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Genitive plural feminine of sarva.

सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Genitive plural of sarit (feminine).

Root: sṛ (class 1)

वै (vai) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

पतिः (patiḥ) - The ruler or master of rivers. (lord, master, husband, owner)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner, ruler

Nominative singular of pati (masculine).

भव (bhava) - become, be

(verb)

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

imperative active

2nd person singular imperative active of root bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)