महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-153, verse-8

वयमेकस्य शृणुमो महाबुद्धिमतो रणे ।
भवन्तस्तु पृथक्सर्वे स्वबुद्धिवशवर्तिनः ॥८॥

8. vayamekasya śṛṇumo mahābuddhimato raṇe ,
bhavantastu pṛthaksarve svabuddhivaśavartinaḥ.

8. vayam ekasya śṛṇumaḥ mahābuddhimataḥ raṇe
bhavantaḥ tu pṛthak sarve svabuddhivaśavartinaḥ

8. vayam ekasya mahābuddhimataḥ raṇe śṛṇumaḥ
bhavantaḥ tu sarve pṛthak svabuddhivaśavartinaḥ

8. We listen to one who is greatly intelligent in battle, but you all individually act according to your own intellects.

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• एकस्य (ekasya) - of one (person) (of one)

• शृणुमः (śṛṇumaḥ) - we listen (to/obey) (we hear, we listen, we obey)

• महाबुद्धिमतः (mahābuddhimataḥ) - of the greatly intelligent (leader) (of the greatly intelligent one, of the wise)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural) (you (honorific plural))

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

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - individually (separately, individually, apart)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of you) (all, every)

• स्वबुद्धिवशवर्तिनः (svabuddhivaśavartinaḥ) - acting according to your own intellects (acting according to one's own intellect, subject to one's own will)

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

एकस्य (ekasya) - of one (person) (of one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, principal

Numeral adjective.

Note: Qualifies 'mahābuddhimataḥ'.

शृणुमः (śṛṇumaḥ) - we listen (to/obey) (we hear, we listen, we obey)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of śru

Present Active

1st person plural, active voice, present tense. Root belongs to 5th class.

Root: śru (class 5)

महाबुद्धिमतः (mahābuddhimataḥ) - of the greatly intelligent (leader) (of the greatly intelligent one, of the wise)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahābuddhimat

mahābuddhimat - greatly intelligent, very wise

Karmadhāraya compound 'mahābuddhi' (great intellect) with the possessive suffix 'mat'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+buddhi+mat)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, mind
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to know, understand).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• mat – possessing, having, endowed with
  suffix
  Taddhita suffix indicating possession.

Note: Describes the one person they obey.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

From root 'raṇ' (to rejoice, be glad) or 'raṇ' (to sound, roar) referring to din of battle.

Root: raṇ (class 1)

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural) (you (honorific plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Sir, your honor

Present Active Participle

Derived from √bhū (to be), used as an honorific second-person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used for addressing respected persons.

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

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - individually (separately, individually, apart)

(indeclinable)

Adverb/indeclinable.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of you) (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Qualifies 'bhavantaḥ'.

स्वबुद्धिवशवर्तिनः (svabuddhivaśavartinaḥ) - acting according to your own intellects (acting according to one's own intellect, subject to one's own will)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svabuddhivaśavartin

svabuddhivaśavartin - acting according to one's own intellect, self-willed, independent

Tatpuruṣa compound (svabuddhi) within a Bahuvrīhi (svabuddhivaśa) with agentive suffix (-vartin).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+buddhi+vaśa+vartin)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh'.
  Root: budh (class 1)
• vaśa – will, control, power, submission
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vaś' (to wish, desire, control).
  Root: vaś (class 10)
• vartin – acting, existing, being, dwelling
  adjective (masculine)
  Agentive suffix '-in' attached to the root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist, act).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavantaḥ'.