महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-23, verse-24

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत ।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम् ॥२४॥

24. evamukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata ,
senayorubhayormadhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam.

24. evam uktaḥ hṛṣīkeśaḥ guḍākeśena bhārata
senayoḥ ubhayoḥ madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam

24. bhārata guḍākeśena evam uktaḥ hṛṣīkeśaḥ
ubhayoḥ senayoḥ madhye rathottamam sthāpayitvā

24. O Bharata, thus addressed by Gudakesha (Arjuna), Hrishikesha (Krishna), having placed the best chariot in the middle of both armies...

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (as spoken previously by Arjuna) (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Arjuna) (spoken, said, addressed)

• हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Lord Krishna (Lord Krishna, controller of the senses)

• गुडाकेशेन (guḍākeśena) - by Gudakesha (Arjuna) (by Gudakesha, by Arjuna (conqueror of sleep))

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata (referring to Dhritarashtra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

• सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the two armies (the Kauravas and the Pandavas) (of the two armies)

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (armies) (of both)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle (of the two armies) (in the middle, between)

• स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having placed (the chariot) (having caused to stand, having placed, having made to stand)

• रथोत्तमम् (rathottamam) - the excellent chariot (the best chariot)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (as spoken previously by Arjuna) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Arjuna) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Hrishikesha.

हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Lord Krishna (Lord Krishna, controller of the senses)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣīkeśa

hṛṣīkeśa - master of the senses, a name of Vishnu or Krishna

compound of hṛṣīka (sense) + īśa (lord, master)

Compound type : tatpurusha (hṛṣīka+īśa)

• hṛṣīka – sense
  noun (neuter)
• īśa – lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb in the next clause.

गुडाकेशेन (guḍākeśena) - by Gudakesha (Arjuna) (by Gudakesha, by Arjuna (conqueror of sleep))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of guḍākeśa

guḍākeśa - one who has conquered sleep, a name of Arjuna

compound of guḍāka (sleep) + īśa (lord/master) or īś (to rule/control), meaning "conqueror of sleep"

Compound type : bahuvrihi (guḍāka+īśa)

• guḍāka – sleep, lump
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Agent of the action "uktaḥ".

भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata (referring to Dhritarashtra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, a king of India

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the two armies (the Kauravas and the Pandavas) (of the two armies)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of senā

senā - army, host, battle array

Note: "of both armies" - ubhayoḥ senayoḥ.

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (armies) (of both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

Note: Qualifies senayoḥ.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle (of the two armies) (in the middle, between)

(indeclinable)

Locative case of madhya, sometimes functions as an indeclinable or adverb.

Note: Adverbial use of locative.

स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having placed (the chariot) (having caused to stand, having placed, having made to stand)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) of the causative

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) in its causative form.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the action of Hrishikesha.

रथोत्तमम् (rathottamam) - the excellent chariot (the best chariot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rathottama

rathottama - excellent chariot, best of chariots

compound of ratha (chariot) + uttama (best, excellent)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+uttama)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent, principal
  adjective
  superlative from ud (up) + tamap suffix

Note: Object of 'sthāpayitvā'.