महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-165, verse-26

कृतः सेनापतिस्त्वेष त्वया भीष्मो नराधिप ।
सेनापतिं गुणो गन्ता न तु योधान्कथंचन ॥२६॥

26. kṛtaḥ senāpatistveṣa tvayā bhīṣmo narādhipa ,
senāpatiṁ guṇo gantā na tu yodhānkathaṁcana.

26. kṛtaḥ senāpatiḥ tu eṣaḥ tvayā bhīṣmaḥ narādhipa
senāpatim guṇaḥ gantā na tu yodhān kathañcana

26. narādhipa tvayā eṣaḥ bhīṣmaḥ senāpatiḥ kṛtaḥ tu
senāpatim guṇaḥ gantā tu na kathañcana yodhān

26. O king (narādhipa), Bhīṣma has been appointed by you as the commander-in-chief. The essence of command (guṇa) will pertain to the commander-in-chief, and not at all to the ordinary warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - appointed (as commander-in-chief) (done, made, appointed)

• सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - commander-in-chief, general

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

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), he

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

• सेनापतिम् (senāpatim) - to the commander-in-chief

• गुणः (guṇaḥ) - the essence or quality of command (quality, attribute, merit, virtue, essence)

• गन्ता (gantā) - will pertain to, will accrue to (will go, will belong to, will attain)

• न (na) - not, no

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

• योधान् (yodhān) - ordinary warriors (as opposed to commander-in-chief) (warriors, fighters)

• कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

Words meanings and morphology

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - appointed (as commander-in-chief) (done, made, appointed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, appointed

Past Passive Participle

Root kṛ (to do, make) + ta suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with Bhīṣmaḥ and senāpatiḥ.

सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - commander-in-chief, general

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of senāpati

senāpati - commander of an army, general, commander-in-chief

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (senā+pati)

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

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

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

Note: Agent in a passive construction ('appointed by you').

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king, ruler

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  adhi-pā (to protect)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Addressing Dhritarashtra.

सेनापतिम् (senāpatim) - to the commander-in-chief

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of senāpati

senāpati - commander of an army, general, commander-in-chief

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (senā+pati)

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

Note: Indicates the recipient or direction 'to the commander-in-chief'.

गुणः (guṇaḥ) - the essence or quality of command (quality, attribute, merit, virtue, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, property, merit, virtue, strand, rope

गन्ता (gantā) - will pertain to, will accrue to (will go, will belong to, will attain)

(verbal derivative)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

योधान् (yodhān) - ordinary warriors (as opposed to commander-in-chief) (warriors, fighters)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, combatant

Root yudh (to fight) + a suffix

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Object of an implied 'go to'.

कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

(indeclinable)

katham (how) + ca + na (used for emphatic negation)