महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-33

भवान्सेनापतिर्मह्यं वासुदेवेन संमतः ।
कार्त्तिकेयो यथा नित्यं देवानामभवत्पुरा ।
तथा त्वमपि पाण्डूनां सेनानीः पुरुषर्षभ ॥३३॥

33. bhavānsenāpatirmahyaṁ vāsudevena saṁmataḥ ,
kārttikeyo yathā nityaṁ devānāmabhavatpurā ,
tathā tvamapi pāṇḍūnāṁ senānīḥ puruṣarṣabha.

33. bhavān senāpatiḥ mahyam vāsudevena
saṃmataḥ kārttikeyaḥ yathā nityam
devānām abhavat purā tathā tvam
api pāṇḍūnām senānīḥ puruṣarṣabha

33. bhavān mahyam vāsudevena saṃmataḥ
senāpatiḥ yathā purā kārttikeyaḥ
nityam devānām abhavat tathā api
tvam pāṇḍūnām senānīḥ puruṣarṣabha

33. You are approved by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) to be my commander-in-chief. Just as Kārttikeya was always the commander of the gods in ancient times, so too are you, O best among men, the commander for the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

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

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - for me, my (for me, to me, my)

• वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Kṛṣṇa (by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa))

• संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - approved (approved, agreed upon, consented)

• कार्त्तिकेयः (kārttikeyaḥ) - Kārttikeya (Skanda, god of war)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, perpetually)

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was (became, was)

• पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, in ancient times)

• तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• सेनानीः (senānīḥ) - commander of an army, general

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men, O bull among men

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

present active participle

from root bhū- (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Honorific address.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of senāpati

senāpati - commander of an army, general

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (senā+pati)

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

Note: Predicate nominative.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - for me, my (for me, to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Indirect object or possessive.

वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Kṛṣṇa (by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa

Note: Agent of `saṃmataḥ`.

संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - approved (approved, agreed upon, consented)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmata

saṁmata - approved, esteemed, honored, consented

past passive participle

from root man- (to think) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `bhavān`.

कार्त्तिकेयः (kārttikeyaḥ) - Kārttikeya (Skanda, god of war)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārttikeya

kārttikeya - Kārttikeya, son of Kṛttikā (another name for Skanda, god of war)

Note: Subject of comparison.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Note: Possessive.

अभवत् (abhavat) - was (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, in ancient times)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the comparison.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject.

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

Note: Possessive.

सेनानीः (senānīḥ) - commander of an army, general

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of senānī

senānī - leader of an army, general

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (senā+nī)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• nī – leader, guide (from root nī- to lead)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for `tvam`.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men, O bull among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, bull among men (epithet of a distinguished man)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Dhṛṣṭadyumna.