महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-17, verse-19

ये त्वदीया महेष्वासा राजानो भरतर्षभ ।
अवर्तन्त यथादेशं राजञ्शांतनवस्य ते ॥१९॥

19. ye tvadīyā maheṣvāsā rājāno bharatarṣabha ,
avartanta yathādeśaṁ rājañśāṁtanavasya te.

19. ye tvadīyāḥ maheṣvāsāḥ rājānaḥ bharatarṣabha
avartanta yathādeśam rājan śāṃtanavasya te

19. bharatarṣabha rājan ye tvadīyāḥ maheṣvāsāḥ
rājānaḥ te śāṃtanavasya yathādeśam avartanta

19. O best among the Bharatas, O King, those great archer kings of yours were positioned according to the command of the son of Shantanu (śāṃtanava).

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - these (kings) who (these, who)

• त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your (kings) (your, belonging to you)

• महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archer kings (great archers, those with great bows)

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings (kings, rulers)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O best of Bharatas)

• अवर्तन्त (avartanta) - they deployed, they were positioned (they were, they existed, they moved, they deployed)

• यथादेशम् (yathādeśam) - according to the command (of Bhishma) (according to command, as directed)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O King)

• शांतनवस्य (śāṁtanavasya) - of the son of Shantanu (Bhishma) (of Bhishma, of the son of Shantanu)

• ते (te) - they (referring to the kings) (they, those)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - these (kings) who (these, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your (kings) (your, belonging to you)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvadīya

tvadīya - yours, belonging to you

Derived from 'tvad' (you) + 'īya' (suffix indicating belonging)

Note: Agreement with 'rājānaḥ' and 'maheṣvāsāḥ'

महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archer kings (great archers, those with great bows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, having a great bow

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+iṣu+āsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• āsa – bow, thrower
  noun (masculine)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings (kings, rulers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a king, a warrior
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

अवर्तन्त (avartanta) - they deployed, they were positioned (they were, they existed, they moved, they deployed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Prefix: a

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यथादेशम् (yathādeśam) - according to the command (of Bhishma) (according to command, as directed)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound with 'yathā'

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+ādeśa)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• ādeśa – command, order, instruction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Adverbial usage.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

शांतनवस्य (śāṁtanavasya) - of the son of Shantanu (Bhishma) (of Bhishma, of the son of Shantanu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śāṃtanava

śāṁtanava - descendant of Shantanu, Bhishma

Patronymic 'śāṃtanava' from 'śāṃtanu'

Note: Possessive case.

ते (te) - they (referring to the kings) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: This 'te' refers back to 'ye... rājānaḥ' and reinforces the subject.