महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-96, verse-4

ततः स रथिनां श्रेष्ठो रथेनैकेन वर्मभृत् ।
जगामानुमते मातुः पुरीं वाराणसीं प्रति ॥४॥

4. tataḥ sa rathināṁ śreṣṭho rathenaikena varmabhṛt ,
jagāmānumate mātuḥ purīṁ vārāṇasīṁ prati.

4. tataḥ sa rathinām śreṣṭhaḥ rathena ekena varmabhṛt
jagāma anumate mātuḥ purīm vārāṇasīm prati

4. Then he, the best among charioteers, wearing armor, went with a single chariot, with his mother's permission, towards the city of Varanasi.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (in sequence) (then, from there, thereafter)

• स (sa) - He (Bhishma) (he, that)

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers, among charioteers

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, foremost

• रथेन (rathena) - by chariot

• एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single

• वर्मभृत् (varmabhṛt) - armor-wearing, armed, warrior

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

• अनुमते (anumate) - with permission, by consent

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of Satyavati (Bhishma's stepmother) (of the mother)

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

• वाराणसीम् (vārāṇasīm) - Varanasi (proper name of a city)

• प्रति (prati) - towards (indicating direction) (towards, to, concerning)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (in sequence) (then, from there, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous event.

स (sa) - He (Bhishma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhishma.

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers, among charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

Root: rath (class 1)

Note: Indicates 'among' when used with 'śreṣṭha'.

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, foremost, superior

Superlative degree of 'praśasya' (praise-worthy)

Note: Qualifies 'sa' (Bhishma).

रथेन (rathena) - by chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Means of travel.

एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'rathena'.

वर्मभृत् (varmabhṛt) - armor-wearing, armed, warrior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varmabhṛt

varmabhṛt - armor-wearing, armed, warrior

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (varman+bhṛt)

• varman – armor, mail, shield
  noun (neuter)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting (from root bhṛ)
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Suffix -kvip from root bhṛ
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'sa' (Bhishma).

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of gam

Perfect (Lit)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: From root 'gam'.

अनुमते (anumate) - with permission, by consent

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of anumati

anumati - permission, consent, sanction

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used in locative absolute sense: 'when permission was given' or 'with permission'.

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of Satyavati (Bhishma's stepmother) (of the mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Genitive with 'anumate'.

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

Note: Object of motion with 'prati'.

वाराणसीम् (vārāṇasīm) - Varanasi (proper name of a city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vārāṇasī

vārāṇasī - Varanasi (ancient city, Kashi)

Note: Qualifies 'purīm'.

प्रति (prati) - towards (indicating direction) (towards, to, concerning)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with accusative to indicate direction.