महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-59, verse-13

ततः सेनापतिरभूद्द्रोणोऽस्त्रविदुषां वरः ।
प्रवीरः कौरवेन्द्रस्य काव्यो दैत्यपतेरिव ॥१३॥

13. tataḥ senāpatirabhūddroṇo'straviduṣāṁ varaḥ ,
pravīraḥ kauravendrasya kāvyo daityapateriva.

13. tataḥ senāpatiḥ abhūt droṇaḥ astraviduṣām varaḥ
pravīraḥ kauravendrasya kāvyaḥ daityapateḥ iva

13. tataḥ astraviduṣām varaḥ kauravendrasya pravīraḥ
droṇaḥ senāpatiḥ abhūt daityapateḥ kāvyaḥ iva

13. Then Droṇa, the foremost among those skilled in weaponry and a great hero to the king of the Kauravas, became the commander-in-chief, just as Kavya (Śukra) was for the lord of the Daityas.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - the commander-in-chief (commander of an army, general)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became (became, was)

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa (Drona (a character in the Mahabharata))

• अस्त्रविदुषाम् (astraviduṣām) - among those skilled in weaponry (of those skilled in weapons, among the experts of weaponry)

• वरः (varaḥ) - the foremost (best, excellent, boon, choice)

• प्रवीरः (pravīraḥ) - a great hero (a great hero, mighty warrior)

• कौरवेन्द्रस्य (kauravendrasya) - to the king of the Kauravas (of the king of the Kauravas)

• काव्यः (kāvyaḥ) - Kavya (Śukra) (Kavya (epithet for Śukra), poem, poetic)

• दैत्यपतेः (daityapateḥ) - for the lord of the Daityas (of the lord of Daityas (demons))

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - the commander-in-chief (commander of an army, general)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of senāpati

senāpati - commander of an army, general

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (senā+pati)

• senā – army, host, weapon
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

अभूत् (abhūt) - became (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist (Luṅ) form

Root: bhū (class 1)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa (Drona (a character in the Mahabharata))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (preceptor of the Pandavas and Kauravas), a measure of grain, a kind of vessel

अस्त्रविदुषाम् (astraviduṣām) - among those skilled in weaponry (of those skilled in weapons, among the experts of weaponry)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of astravidus

astravidus - skilled in weapons, expert in archery

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (astra+vidus)

• astra – weapon (especially a missile weapon), dart
  noun (neuter)
• vidus – knowing, wise, skilled
  participle (masculine)
  Perfect Active Participle
  Root vid (to know) + vasu suffix
  Root: vid (class 2)

वरः (varaḥ) - the foremost (best, excellent, boon, choice)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior, boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: modifies 'droṇaḥ'

प्रवीरः (pravīraḥ) - a great hero (a great hero, mighty warrior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravīra

pravīra - a great hero, mighty warrior, champion

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (pra+vīra)

• pra – very, excellent, forward
  upasarga
• vīra – hero, brave, warrior
  noun (masculine)

Note: modifies 'droṇaḥ'

कौरवेन्द्रस्य (kauravendrasya) - to the king of the Kauravas (of the king of the Kauravas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kauravendra

kauravendra - king of the Kauravas (Duryodhana)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kaurava+indra)

• kaurava – descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, king
  noun (masculine)

काव्यः (kāvyaḥ) - Kavya (Śukra) (Kavya (epithet for Śukra), poem, poetic)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāvya

kāvya - poetic work, poem; Kavya (epithet of Śukra, preceptor of Daityas)

दैत्यपतेः (daityapateḥ) - for the lord of the Daityas (of the lord of Daityas (demons))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daityapati

daityapati - lord of the Daityas (e.g., Bali, Hiranyakashipu)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (daitya+pati)

• daitya – a demon (descendant of Diti)
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)