महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-2

निमित्तमात्रं वयमत्र सूत दग्धारयः केशवफल्गुनाभ्याम् ।
हतान्निहन्मेह नरर्षभेण वयं सुरेशात्मसमुद्भवेन ॥२॥

2. nimittamātraṁ vayamatra sūta; dagdhārayaḥ keśavaphalgunābhyām ,
hatānnihanmeha nararṣabheṇa; vayaṁ sureśātmasamudbhavena.

2. nimittamātram vayam atra sūta dagdhārayaḥ keśavaphalgunābhyām
| hatān nihānmahe nararṣabheṇa vayam sureśātmasamudbhavena

2. sūta,
vayam atra nimittamātram,
keśavaphalgunābhyām dagdhārayaḥ (smāḥ).
vayam (ca) nararṣabheṇa sureśātmasamudbhavena hatān nihānmahe.

2. O charioteer, we here are merely instruments (nimittamātra). Our enemies have been consumed (dagdhārayaḥ) by Keśava and Phalguna (Arjuna). We merely slay those who have already been slain by that foremost of men (nararṣabha), who is born from the essence of the lord of gods (Sureśa).

Words meanings summery:

• निमित्तमात्रम् (nimittamātram) - Emphasizes that Satyaki and his allies are only playing a minor role, with the real power lying with Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. (merely an instrument, only a cause)

• वयम् (vayam) - Satyaki and his forces. (we)

• अत्र (atra) - In this battle or situation. (here, in this place, in this matter)

• सूत (sūta) - Addressed to Daruka, Kṛṣṇa's charioteer. (O charioteer)

• दग्धारयः (dagdhārayaḥ) - Referring to Satyaki and his group, whose enemies were already weakened or defeated by Keśava and Arjuna. (whose enemies are burnt/destroyed)

• केशवफल्गुनाभ्याम् (keśavaphalgunābhyām) - by Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) and Phalguna (Arjuna)

• हतान् (hatān) - The enemies who have already been defeated or killed by Arjuna. (the slain, those who have been killed)

• निहान्महे (nihānmahe) - we slay, we kill

• नरर्षभेण (nararṣabheṇa) - Refers to Arjuna. (by the best of men, by the foremost man)

• वयम् (vayam) - Satyaki and his forces. Repetition for emphasis. (we)

• सुरेशात्मसमुद्भवेन (sureśātmasamudbhavena) - Refers to Arjuna, who is considered the son of Indra (Sureśa), the chief of the gods. (by him born from the essence of the lord of gods)

Words meanings and morphology

निमित्तमात्रम् (nimittamātram) - Emphasizes that Satyaki and his allies are only playing a minor role, with the real power lying with Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. (merely an instrument, only a cause)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimittamātra

nimittamātra - merely a cause, only an instrument, nominal cause

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nimitta+mātra)

• nimitta – cause, motive, sign, instrument, omen
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, just, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'we' or 'our role'.

वयम् (vayam) - Satyaki and his forces. (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अत्र (atra) - In this battle or situation. (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

सूत (sūta) - Addressed to Daruka, Kṛṣṇa's charioteer. (O charioteer)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, one of mixed caste

दग्धारयः (dagdhārayaḥ) - Referring to Satyaki and his group, whose enemies were already weakened or defeated by Keśava and Arjuna. (whose enemies are burnt/destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dagdhāri

dagdhāri - one whose enemies are burnt/destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dagdha+ari)

• dagdha – burnt, consumed, scorched
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'dah' (to burn).
  Root: dah (class 1)
• ari – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'vayam' (we).

केशवफल्गुनाभ्याम् (keśavaphalgunābhyām) - by Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) and Phalguna (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of keśavaphalguna

keśavaphalguna - Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) and Phalguna (Arjuna)

Compound type : dvandva (keśava+phalguna)

• keśava – Keśava (proper noun), an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa
  proper noun (masculine)
• phalguna – Phalguna (proper noun), an epithet of Arjuna, the month Phalguna
  proper noun (masculine)

हतान् (hatān) - The enemies who have already been defeated or killed by Arjuna. (the slain, those who have been killed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - slain, killed, struck, destroyed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of the root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

निहान्महे (nihānmahe) - we slay, we kill

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (Laṭ) of han

Present tense (Laṭ) form of the root 'han' (class 2) with prefix 'ni-' in middle voice, first person plural.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

नरर्षभेण (nararṣabheṇa) - Refers to Arjuna. (by the best of men, by the foremost man)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best of men, foremost man (lit. bull among men)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

वयम् (vayam) - Satyaki and his forces. Repetition for emphasis. (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

सुरेशात्मसमुद्भवेन (sureśātmasamudbhavena) - Refers to Arjuna, who is considered the son of Indra (Sureśa), the chief of the gods. (by him born from the essence of the lord of gods)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sureśātmasamudbhava

sureśātmasamudbhava - born from the essence of the lord of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+īśa+ātman+samudbhava)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman), body, mind
  noun (masculine)
• samudbhava – born, produced, arisen from, origin
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ud-'.
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nararṣabheṇa' (by the best of men).