महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-30, verse-27

तत आज्ञापयामास पाण्डवोऽरिनिबर्हणः ।
सहदेवं युधां श्रेष्ठं मन्त्रिणश्चैव सर्वशः ॥२७॥

27. tata ājñāpayāmāsa pāṇḍavo'rinibarhaṇaḥ ,
sahadevaṁ yudhāṁ śreṣṭhaṁ mantriṇaścaiva sarvaśaḥ.

27. tataḥ ājñāpayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ arinibarhaṇaḥ
sahadevam yudhām śreṣṭham mantriṇaḥ ca eva sarvaśaḥ

27. Then, the Pāṇḍava, the destroyer of enemies (arinibarhaṇa), ordered Sahadeva, the best among warriors (yudhāṃ śreṣṭha), and all his ministers.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• आज्ञापयामास (ājñāpayāmāsa) - he ordered, he commanded

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the Pāṇḍava)

• अरिनिबर्हणः (arinibarhaṇaḥ) - destroyer of enemies

• सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva

• युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors, among warriors

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, foremost

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, all (in every respect)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

आज्ञापयामास (ājñāpayāmāsa) - he ordered, he commanded

(verb)

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

Causative Perfect

From root jñā with prefix ā, in causative form (-paya-) and perfect tense (āmāsa)

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the Pāṇḍava)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva)

अरिनिबर्हणः (arinibarhaṇaḥ) - destroyer of enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arinibarhaṇa

arinibarhaṇa - destroyer of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+nibarhaṇa)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• nibarhaṇa – destroying, killing, removal
  noun (neuter)
  Nomen Agentis/Action
  From root bṛh with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bṛh (class 6)

सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (proper name, one of the Pāṇḍavas)

युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors, among warriors

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yudh

yudh - battle, fight; warrior

Root: yudh (class 4)

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, foremost

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, supreme

Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - counselor, minister, advisor

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, all (in every respect)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas (distributive/manner) applied to sarva