महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-83, verse-6

अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां भीष्मः शांतनवो ययौ ।
मालवैर्दाक्षिणात्यैश्च आवन्त्यैश्च समन्वितः ॥६॥

6. agrataḥ sarvasainyānāṁ bhīṣmaḥ śāṁtanavo yayau ,
mālavairdākṣiṇātyaiśca āvantyaiśca samanvitaḥ.

6. agrataḥ sarvasainyānām bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ yayau
mālavaiḥ dākṣiṇātyaiḥ ca āvantyaiḥ ca samanvitaḥ

6. śāntanavaḥ bhīṣmaḥ sarvasainyānām agrataḥ mālavaiḥ
dākṣiṇātyaiḥ ca āvantyaiḥ ca samanvitaḥ yayau

6. Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, advanced at the head of all the armies, accompanied by the Malavas, the Southerners, and the Avantis.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - At the forefront of the army. (in front, at the head, before)

• सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - Referring to the entirety of the Kuru forces. (of all armies, of all troops)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The commander of the Kuru army. (Bhishma)

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Epithet for Bhishma, son of King Shantanu. (son of Shantanu)

• ययौ (yayau) - Bhishma advanced or led the army. (went, proceeded, moved, led)

• मालवैः (mālavaiḥ) - A specific contingent of warriors. (by the Malavas (people from Malava))

• दाक्षिणात्यैः (dākṣiṇātyaiḥ) - Troops from the southern regions. (by the Southerners, by people from the South)

• च (ca) - Connects the list of accompanying groups. (and)

• आवन्त्यैः (āvantyaiḥ) - Troops from the Avanti region. (by the Avantis (people from Avanti))

• च (ca) - Connects the list of accompanying groups. (and)

• समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - Bhishma was accompanied by these groups. (accompanied, joined, endowed with)

Words meanings and morphology

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - At the forefront of the army. (in front, at the head, before)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas.

Note: Adverbial use.

सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - Referring to the entirety of the Kuru forces. (of all armies, of all troops)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvasainya

sarvasainya - all armies, the entire army

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sainya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• sainya – army, troops
  noun (neuter)

Note: Governed by 'agrataḥ'.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The commander of the Kuru army. (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), terrible, formidable

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Epithet for Bhishma, son of King Shantanu. (son of Shantanu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Shantanu, son of Shantanu

Patronymic derivation from Shantanu.

Note: Appositive to 'bhīṣmaḥ'.

ययौ (yayau) - Bhishma advanced or led the army. (went, proceeded, moved, led)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of yā

perfect active

Perfect tense (Liṭ-lakāra), 3rd person singular, active voice of root yā (class 2).

Root: yā (class 2)

मालवैः (mālavaiḥ) - A specific contingent of warriors. (by the Malavas (people from Malava))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mālava

mālava - a native of Malava (a region in ancient India), the Malava people

Note: Co-occurs with 'samanvitaḥ'.

दाक्षिणात्यैः (dākṣiṇātyaiḥ) - Troops from the southern regions. (by the Southerners, by people from the South)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dākṣiṇātya

dākṣiṇātya - southern, a Southerner

Derived from dakṣiṇa (south).

Note: Co-occurs with 'samanvitaḥ'.

च (ca) - Connects the list of accompanying groups. (and)

(indeclinable)

Note: A conjunction.

आवन्त्यैः (āvantyaiḥ) - Troops from the Avanti region. (by the Avantis (people from Avanti))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āvantya

āvantya - a native of Avanti (an ancient kingdom in India), the Avanti people

Derived from Avanti.

Note: Co-occurs with 'samanvitaḥ'.

च (ca) - Connects the list of accompanying groups. (and)

(indeclinable)

Note: A conjunction.

समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - Bhishma was accompanied by these groups. (accompanied, joined, endowed with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samanvita

samanvita - accompanied by, connected with, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √i with prefix sam-an- (sam-anu).

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bhīṣmaḥ'.