महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-19, verse-9

तेजांसि रिपुसैन्यानां मृद्नन्पुरुषसत्तमः ।
अग्रेऽग्रणीर्यास्यति नो युद्धोपायविचक्षणः ॥९॥

9. tejāṁsi ripusainyānāṁ mṛdnanpuruṣasattamaḥ ,
agre'graṇīryāsyati no yuddhopāyavicakṣaṇaḥ.

9. tejāṃsi ripussainyānām mṛdnan puruṣasattamaḥ
agre agraṇīḥ yāsyati naḥ yuddha upāya vicakṣaṇaḥ

9. ripusainyānām tejāṃsi mṛdnan puruṣasattamaḥ
yuddhopāyavicakṣaṇaḥ naḥ agre agraṇīḥ yāsyati

9. Crushing the valor of the enemy armies, that best among men, who is skillful in the methods of warfare, will go forth as our leader.

Words meanings summery:

• तेजांसि (tejāṁsi) - valor (splendors, energies, valor, powers)

• रिपुस्सैन्यानाम् (ripussainyānām) - of the enemy armies (of enemy armies)

• मृद्नन् (mṛdnan) - crushing (crushing, grinding, destroying)

• पुरुषसत्तमः (puruṣasattamaḥ) - the best among men (best among men, supreme man)

• अग्रे (agre) - in front (in front, at the head, first)

• अग्रणीः (agraṇīḥ) - leader (leader, chief, foremost)

• यास्यति (yāsyati) - will go forth (will go, will proceed)

• नः (naḥ) - our (leader) (us, for us, our)

• युद्ध (yuddha) - battle (battle, war)

• उपाय (upāya) - methods (means, method, expedient)

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - skillful (skillful, wise, discerning)

Words meanings and morphology

तेजांसि (tejāṁsi) - valor (splendors, energies, valor, powers)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tejas

tejas - splendor, radiance, energy, vigor, valor, power

Root: tij

Note: Object of 'mṛdnan'.

रिपुस्सैन्यानाम् (ripussainyānām) - of the enemy armies (of enemy armies)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of ripusainya

ripusainya - enemy army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ripu+sainya)

• ripu – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rip (class 6)
• sainya – army, military
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'senā' (army).

Note: Possessive for 'tejāṃsi'.

मृद्नन् (mṛdnan) - crushing (crushing, grinding, destroying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdnat

mṛdnat - crushing, grinding, destroying

Present Active Participle

From √mṛd (to crush, to trample) + suffix '-at' (PAP).

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Present Active Participle, modifying the implied subject (Bhīma).

पुरुषसत्तमः (puruṣasattamaḥ) - the best among men (best among men, supreme man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣasattama

puruṣasattama - best among men, supreme man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+sattama)

• puruṣa – man, person, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ
• sattama – best, excellent
  adjective
  Superlative of 'sat' (good, real).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Bhīma.

अग्रे (agre) - in front (in front, at the head, first)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular used adverbially.

अग्रणीः (agraṇīḥ) - leader (leader, chief, foremost)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agraṇī

agraṇī - leader, chief, foremost

Formed from 'agra' (front) + √nī (to lead).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+nī)

• agra – front, tip
  noun (neuter)
• nī – leading
  noun (masculine)
  From √nī (to lead).
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bhīma.

यास्यति (yāsyati) - will go forth (will go, will proceed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of yā

Future tense, third person singular, active voice.

Root: yā (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - our (leader) (us, for us, our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - us, for us, our

Note: Genitive case, modifying 'agraṇīḥ'.

युद्ध (yuddha) - battle (battle, war)

(noun)

neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle of √yudh used as a noun.

Root: yudh (class 4)

उपाय (upāya) - methods (means, method, expedient)

(noun)

masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach

Formed from 'upa' + √i (to go).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - skillful (skillful, wise, discerning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - wise, discerning, clever, skillful

From 'vi' + √cakṣ (to see, perceive, tell).

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Bhīma.