महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-2, verse-16

तथैव भीमसेनोऽपि यमाभ्यां सहितो वशी ।
पृष्ठतोऽनुययौ कृष्णमृत्विक्पौरजनैर्वृतः ॥१६॥

16. tathaiva bhīmaseno'pi yamābhyāṁ sahito vaśī ,
pṛṣṭhato'nuyayau kṛṣṇamṛtvikpaurajanairvṛtaḥ.

16. tathā eva bhīmasenaḥ api yamābhyām sahitaḥ vaśī
pṛṣṭhataḥ anuyayau kṛṣṇam ṛtvikpaurajanaiḥ vṛtaḥ

16. Similarly, Bhimasena, who was self-controlled, also followed Krishna from behind, accompanied by the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva) and surrounded by priests and citizens.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena, the second Pandava brother (Bhimasena (proper name))

• अपि (api) - also, even

• यमाभ्याम् (yamābhyām) - with the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva) (with the two Yamas, with the twins)

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

• वशी (vaśī) - master of himself, self-controlled

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind

• अनुययौ (anuyayau) - followed

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (proper name)

• ऋत्विक्पौरजनैः (ṛtvikpaurajanaiḥ) - by priests and citizens

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, accompanied, covered

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena, the second Pandava brother (Bhimasena (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - having a terrible army (name of the second Pandava brother)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+sena)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• sena – army, host
  noun (feminine)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

यमाभ्याम् (yamābhyām) - with the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva) (with the two Yamas, with the twins)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of yama

yama - controller, twin, Yama (god of death)

Root: yam (class 1)

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, connected

Past Passive Participle

From sa (with) + hita (placed, joined)

Root: dhā (class 3)

वशी (vaśī) - master of himself, self-controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśin

vaśin - master, ruler, self-controlled, independent

From vaśa (will, control) + in (suffix)

Root: vaś (class 1)

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from pṛṣṭha (back) + tasil (adverbial suffix)

अनुययौ (anuyayau) - followed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of anuyā

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (name of a deity, dark-skinned); dark, black

Root: kṛṣ (class 6)

Note: Object of anuyayau

ऋत्विक्पौरजनैः (ṛtvikpaurajanaiḥ) - by priests and citizens

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛtvikpaurajana

ṛtvikpaurajana - priests and citizens

Compound type : dvandva (ṛtvij+paurajana)

• ṛtvij – priest, sacrificial priest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• paurajana – citizen, city-dweller
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of pura (city) and jana (person)

Note: Agent of being surrounded

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, accompanied, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, chosen, covered

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, to choose, to surround)

Root: vṛ (class 5)