महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-44, verse-4

पाण्डवास्तु महात्मानो लघुभूयिष्ठसैनिकाः ।
अनुजग्मुर्महात्मानं सदारं तं महीपतिम् ॥४॥

4. pāṇḍavāstu mahātmāno laghubhūyiṣṭhasainikāḥ ,
anujagmurmahātmānaṁ sadāraṁ taṁ mahīpatim.

4. pāṇḍavāḥ tu mahā-ātmānaḥ laghu-bhūyiṣṭha-sainikāḥ
anu-jagmuḥ mahā-ātmānam sa-dāram tam mahī-patim

4. tu mahā-ātmānaḥ laghu-bhūyiṣṭha-sainikāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ
tam sa-dāram mahā-ātmānam mahī-patim anu-jagmuḥ

4. However, the great-souled Pāṇḍavas, whose army was predominantly small, followed that noble king (mahātman), who was with his wife.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍavas, descendants of Pāṇḍu)

• तु (tu) - however (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• महा-आत्मानः (mahā-ātmānaḥ) - great-souled (great-souled, noble-minded)

• लघु-भूयिष्ठ-सैनिकाः (laghu-bhūyiṣṭha-sainikāḥ) - whose army was predominantly small (having mostly small soldiers/army, with a predominantly small army)

• अनु-जग्मुः (anu-jagmuḥ) - followed (followed, went after)

• महा-आत्मानम् (mahā-ātmānam) - the great-souled (king) (great-souled, noble-minded)

• स-दारम् (sa-dāram) - accompanied by his wife (with his wife, accompanied by his wife)

• तम् (tam) - that (king) (that, him)

• मही-पतिम् (mahī-patim) - the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (lord of the earth, king)

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍavas, descendants of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

'a' suffix indicating 'descendant of'

Note: Subject of 'anu-jagmuḥ'.

तु (tu) - however (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

महा-आत्मानः (mahā-ātmānaḥ) - great-souled (great-souled, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahā-ātman

mahā-ātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'mahat', often used as the first member of a compound.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'pāṇḍavāḥ'.

लघु-भूयिष्ठ-सैनिकाः (laghu-bhūyiṣṭha-sainikāḥ) - whose army was predominantly small (having mostly small soldiers/army, with a predominantly small army)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of laghu-bhūyiṣṭha-sainika

laghu-bhūyiṣṭha-sainika - having an army that is predominantly small (in number)

A Bahuvrīhi compound describing the Pāṇḍavas: 'they for whom their army (sainika) is mostly (bhūyiṣṭha) small (laghu)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (laghu+bhūyiṣṭha+sainika)

• laghu – small, light, insignificant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: lagh (class 1)
• bhūyiṣṭha – most, numerous, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative
  Superlative degree of 'bahu' (much, many)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• sainika – soldier, belonging to an army, army
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'senā' (army)

Note: Qualifies 'pāṇḍavāḥ'.

अनु-जग्मुः (anu-jagmuḥ) - followed (followed, went after)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect active

From root √gam (to go) with prefix anu-, 3rd person plural, perfect tense, active voice

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

महा-आत्मानम् (mahā-ātmānam) - the great-souled (king) (great-souled, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahā-ātman

mahā-ātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'mahat', often used as the first member of a compound.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mahī-patim'.

स-दारम् (sa-dāram) - accompanied by his wife (with his wife, accompanied by his wife)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-dāra

sa-dāra - accompanied by one's wife

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dāra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)
  Often used as a masculine noun in the plural (or singular) to mean 'wife' or 'wives'.
  Root: dṝ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'mahī-patim'.

तम् (tam) - that (king) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Masculine singular accusative form

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the 'mahī-patim'.

मही-पतिम् (mahī-patim) - the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (lord of the earth, king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahī-pati

mahī-pati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mah (class 1)
• pati – lord, master, owner, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'anu-jagmuḥ'.