महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-45, verse-56

स निर्ययौ महासेनो महत्या सेनया वृतः ।
वधाय युधि दैत्यानां रक्षार्थं च दिवौकसाम् ॥५६॥

56. sa niryayau mahāseno mahatyā senayā vṛtaḥ ,
vadhāya yudhi daityānāṁ rakṣārthaṁ ca divaukasām.

56. saḥ niryayau mahāsenaḥ mahatyā senayā vṛtaḥ
vadhāya yudhi daityānām rakṣārtham ca divaukasām

56. saḥ mahāsenaḥ mahatyā senayā vṛtaḥ yudhi daityānām
vadhāya ca divaukasām rakṣārtham niryayau

56. Accompanied by a great army, Mahasena departed to slay the asuras in battle and to protect the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• निर्ययौ (niryayau) - he went out, he departed

• महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Skanda, the general of the gods' army (Mahasena, having a great army)

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

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

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, accompanied, covered

• वधाय (vadhāya) - for the slaying, for the killing

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

• दैत्यानाम् (daityānām) - of the asuras, of the demons

• रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for the purpose of protection, for protection

• च (ca) - and

• दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the gods, of the dwellers in heaven

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निर्ययौ (niryayau) - he went out, he departed

(verb)

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

perfect tense

root yā with prefix nis

Prefix: nis

Root: yā (class 2)

महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Skanda, the general of the gods' army (Mahasena, having a great army)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsena

mahāsena - having a great army; a proper name, Mahasena (Skanda/Kartikeya)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+senā)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

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

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

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

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, accompanied, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

past passive participle

from root vṛ (to cover, choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Mahasenaḥ.

वधाय (vadhāya) - for the slaying, for the killing

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - slaying, killing

from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight

दैत्यानाम् (daityānām) - of the asuras, of the demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - a son of Diti, a demon, an asura

diti + ya (patronymic suffix)

रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for the purpose of protection, for protection

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakṣā+artha)

• rakṣā – protection, guarding
  noun (feminine)
  from root rakṣ
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the gods, of the dwellers in heaven

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - a dweller in heaven, a god

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky
  noun (feminine)
  stem of dyu
• okas – dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)