महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-9, verse-42

गत्वैतांस्तु महाराज समेत्य त्वं महारथान् ।
यथाश्रेष्ठं यथाज्येष्ठं पूजयेर्वचनान्मम ॥४२॥

42. gatvaitāṁstu mahārāja sametya tvaṁ mahārathān ,
yathāśreṣṭhaṁ yathājyeṣṭhaṁ pūjayervacanānmama.

42. gatvā etān tu mahārāja sametya tvam mahārathān
yathāśreṣṭham yathājyeṣṭham pūjayeḥ vacanāt mama

42. mahārāja tvam etān mahārathān gatvā sametya
yathāśreṣṭham yathājyeṣṭham mama vacanāt pūjayeḥ

42. O great king, having gone to these great warriors and met them, you should honor them according to their excellence and seniority, by my command.

Words meanings summery:

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having reached

• एतान् (etān) - these warriors (these (masculine, accusative plural))

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and, moreover

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having assembled

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors, great chariot-fighters

• यथाश्रेष्ठम् (yathāśreṣṭham) - according to excellence, according to merit, as the best

• यथाज्येष्ठम् (yathājyeṣṭham) - according to seniority, as the eldest

• पूजयेः (pūjayeḥ) - you should honor, you should worship

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - by the word, by the speech, by the command

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root gam with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

एतान् (etān) - these warriors (these (masculine, accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having assembled

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root i with upasarga sam, suffix -ya

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: The subject of the action 'should honor'.

महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors, great chariot-fighters

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, mighty chariot-fighter

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot; a warrior (who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

यथाश्रेष्ठम् (yathāśreṣṭham) - according to excellence, according to merit, as the best

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śreṣṭha)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective
  superlative of praśasya (good)

Note: Adverbial.

यथाज्येष्ठम् (yathājyeṣṭham) - according to seniority, as the eldest

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+jyeṣṭha)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• jyeṣṭha – eldest, most senior, chief
  adjective
  superlative of praśasya (good)

Note: Adverbial.

पूजयेः (pūjayeḥ) - you should honor, you should worship

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Expresses a command or injunction.

वचनात् (vacanāt) - by the word, by the speech, by the command

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, command, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates the source or means.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive, 'my command'.