महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-20, verse-19

यथा किरीटी सेनाभ्यः सर्वाभ्यो व्यतिरिच्यते ।
एवमेव महाबाहुर्वासुदेवो महाद्युतिः ॥१९॥

19. yathā kirīṭī senābhyaḥ sarvābhyo vyatiricyate ,
evameva mahābāhurvāsudevo mahādyutiḥ.

19. yathā kirīṭī senābhyaḥ sarvābhyaḥ vyatiricyate
evam eva mahābāhuḥ vāsudevaḥ mahādyutiḥ

19. Just as the crowned one (Arjuna) excels all armies, so too does the mighty-armed Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), who is of great splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• किरीटी (kirīṭī) - Arjuna (the crowned one)

• सेनाभ्यः (senābhyaḥ) - from the armies

• सर्वाभ्यः (sarvābhyaḥ) - from all

• व्यतिरिच्यते (vyatiricyate) - he excels, he surpasses, he is distinguished

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor, very lustrous

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison

किरीटी (kirīṭī) - Arjuna (the crowned one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kirīṭin

kirīṭin - crowned, wearing a diadem; Arjuna (an epithet)

Derived from kirīṭa (diadem) with suffix -in

Note: An epithet for Arjuna

सेनाभ्यः (senābhyaḥ) - from the armies

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of senā

senā - army, host, battle array

Note: Used with vyatiricyate to indicate 'surpassing from'

सर्वाभ्यः (sarvābhyaḥ) - from all

(pronoun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with senābhyaḥ

व्यतिरिच्यते (vyatiricyate) - he excels, he surpasses, he is distinguished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vyatiric

Derived from root ric- (to leave, abandon) with prefixes vi- (apart) and ati- (beyond)

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: ric (class 7)

Note: The ablative case indicates 'from what he excels'

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Vāsudeva

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva; Kṛṣṇa

Note: The name of Kṛṣṇa

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor, very lustrous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, very lustrous, highly glorious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, light, radiance, brilliance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with Vāsudeva