महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-5, verse-29

प्रयातु नो भवानग्रे देवानामिव पावकिः ।
अनुयास्यामहे त्वाजौ सौरभेया इवर्षभम् ॥२९॥

29. prayātu no bhavānagre devānāmiva pāvakiḥ ,
anuyāsyāmahe tvājau saurabheyā ivarṣabham.

29. prayātu naḥ bhavān agre devānām iva pāvakiḥ
anuyāsyāmahe tvā ājau saurabheyāḥ iva ṛṣabham

29. bhavān naḥ agre pāvakiḥ devānām iva prayātu vayam
tvā ājau saurabheyāḥ ṛṣabham iva anuyāsyāmahe

29. May you go forth as our leader, just as Kārttikeya leads the gods. We will follow you in battle, like cows follow a bull.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयातु (prayātu) - may you (the respectful 'bhavān') go forth, lead (let him go forth, let him lead)

• नः (naḥ) - as our leader (us, to us, our)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

• अग्रे (agre) - in the vanguard, as leader (in front, ahead)

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकिः (pāvakiḥ) - Kārttikeya, the son of Agni (fire god), known as the general of the gods' army (Pāvaki, Kārttikeya)

• अनुयास्यामहे (anuyāsyāmahe) - we will follow

• त्वा (tvā) - you

• आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in conflict

• सौरभेयाः (saurabheyāḥ) - descendants of Surabhi, i.e., cows (cows)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ऋषभम् (ṛṣabham) - a bull, the best

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयातु (prayātu) - may you (the respectful 'bhavān') go forth, lead (let him go forth, let him lead)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pra-yā

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - as our leader (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Can also be accusative or genitive. Here, effectively 'for us' or 'our'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Sir, your honour

present active participle of 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

अग्रे (agre) - in the vanguard, as leader (in front, ahead)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially from the locative form of 'agra'.

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकिः (pāvakiḥ) - Kārttikeya, the son of Agni (fire god), known as the general of the gods' army (Pāvaki, Kārttikeya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaki

pāvaki - son of fire (Pāvaka), an epithet of Kārttikeya or Skanda

Derived from Pāvaka (fire)

अनुयास्यामहे (anuyāsyāmahe) - we will follow

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of anu-yā

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

त्वा (tvā) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āji

āji - battle, fight, conflict, race, contest

सौरभेयाः (saurabheyāḥ) - descendants of Surabhi, i.e., cows (cows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saurabheya

saurabheya - descendant of Surabhi; a cow

Derived from Surabhi (the divine cow)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

ऋषभम् (ṛṣabham) - a bull, the best

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha

ṛṣabha - bull, male, chief, best, excellent