महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-4

सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
अभ्ययाज्जवनैरश्वैः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ।
महत्या सेनया गुप्तस्तव पुत्रैश्च सर्वशः ॥४॥

4. sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ pitā devavratastava ,
abhyayājjavanairaśvaiḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm ,
mahatyā senayā guptastava putraiśca sarvaśaḥ.

4. sarvadharmaveśeṣajñaḥ pitā devavrataḥ
tava abhyayāt javanaiḥ aśvaiḥ
pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm mahatyā senayā
guptaḥ tava putraiḥ ca sarvaśaḥ

4. tava pitā devavrataḥ sarvadharmaveśeṣajñaḥ
mahatyā senayā ca tava
putraiḥ sarvaśaḥ guptaḥ javanaiḥ
aśvaiḥ pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm abhyayāt

4. Your father Devavrata (Bhishma), an expert in all aspects of natural law (dharma), advanced with swift horses towards the Pandavas' army, protected completely by a large army and your sons.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वधर्मवेशेषज्ञः (sarvadharmaveśeṣajñaḥ) - expert in all aspects of natural law (dharma)

• पिता (pitā) - father

• देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Bhishma's birth name, used here as a proper noun. (Devavrata (Bhishma))

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - he advanced, he attacked

• जवनैः (javanaiḥ) - with swift, with fast

• अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - with horses

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - the army, the host

• महत्या (mahatyā) - by a great, by a large

• सेनया (senayā) - by an army, with an army

• गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected, guarded, hidden

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons (Kauravas). (by sons, with sons)

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वधर्मवेशेषज्ञः (sarvadharmaveśeṣajñaḥ) - expert in all aspects of natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadharmaveśeṣajña

sarvadharmaveśeṣajña - knowing all aspects of natural law (dharma), expert in all duties

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+dharma+viśeṣa+jña)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• viśeṣa – particular, special, specific
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with pitā (Devavrata)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, parent

ṛ-stem noun

देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Bhishma's birth name, used here as a proper noun. (Devavrata (Bhishma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - devoted to the gods, one whose vow is to the gods, Devavrata (proper name, an epithet of Bhishma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deva+vrata)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun

Note: Possessive adjective for pitā

अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - he advanced, he attacked

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, from root i with upasargas abhi and ā

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: i (class 2)

जवनैः (javanaiḥ) - with swift, with fast

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of javana

javana - swift, quick, fast

From root ju (to be swift)

Root: ju

Note: Agrees with aśvaiḥ

अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - with horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pandu, a Pandava

Note: Possessive for anīkinīm

अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - the army, the host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anīkinī

anīkinī - army, host, military force

Derived from anīka (array, battle array)

Note: Object of abhyayāt

महत्या (mahatyā) - by a great, by a large

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

t-stem adjective

Note: Agrees with senayā

सेनया (senayā) - by an army, with an army

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, troop, host

Note: Agent/instrument of guptaḥ

गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected, guarded, hidden

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gupta

gupta - protected, guarded, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root gup (to protect)

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pitā (Devavrata)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun

Note: Possessive adjective for putraiḥ

पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons (Kauravas). (by sons, with sons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

Note: Agent/instrument of guptaḥ

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -śas