महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-5, verse-24

स भवानस्तु नः शूरः प्रणेता वाहिनीमुखे ।
रणं च याते भवति पाण्डवा मन्दचेतसः ।
भविष्यन्ति सहामात्याः पाञ्चालाश्च निरुद्यमाः ॥२४॥

24. sa bhavānastu naḥ śūraḥ praṇetā vāhinīmukhe ,
raṇaṁ ca yāte bhavati pāṇḍavā mandacetasaḥ ,
bhaviṣyanti sahāmātyāḥ pāñcālāśca nirudyamāḥ.

24. saḥ bhavān astu naḥ śūraḥ praṇetā
vāhinīmukhe raṇam ca yāte bhavati
pāṇḍavāḥ mandacetasaḥ bhaviṣyanti
saha-āmātyāḥ pāñcālāḥ ca nirudyamāḥ

24. naḥ śūraḥ praṇetā bhavān vāhinīmukhe
astu raṇam ca yāte pāṇḍavāḥ
mandacetasaḥ bhavati pāñcālāḥ ca
saha-āmātyāḥ nirudyamāḥ bhaviṣyanti

24. May your honor be our brave leader at the forefront of the army. When you enter the battle, the Pandavas will become faint-hearted, and the Panchalas, along with their ministers, will also be devoid of effort.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, sir, you

• अस्तु (astu) - may he be, let him be

• नः (naḥ) - to us, our

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, hero, warrior

• प्रणेता (praṇetā) - leader, guide

• वाहिनीमुखे (vāhinīmukhe) - at the head of the army, at the forefront of the host

• रणम् (raṇam) - battle, combat

• च (ca) - and, also

• याते (yāte) - when gone, having approached

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas (sons of Pandu)

• मन्दचेतसः (mandacetasaḥ) - faint-hearted, dull-minded, dispirited

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be/become

• सह-आमात्याः (saha-āmātyāḥ) - with their ministers, accompanied by ministers

• पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas (people of the Pañcāla kingdom)

• च (ca) - and, also

• निरुद्यमाः (nirudyamāḥ) - devoid of effort, disheartened, inactive

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, sir, you

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, sir, you (honorific)

Present Active Participle (from bhū)

Derived from the root bhū (to be, to become) with the suffix -at, used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अस्तु (astu) - may he be, let him be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - to us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here used in the genitive sense 'our'.

शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, hero, warrior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, mighty, hero, warrior

प्रणेता (praṇetā) - leader, guide

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇetṛ

praṇetṛ - leader, guide, director

Agent noun

Derived from pra-nī (to lead forward) with the agent suffix -tṛ.

Prefix: pra

Root: nī (class 1)

वाहिनीमुखे (vāhinīmukhe) - at the head of the army, at the forefront of the host

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vāhinīmukha

vāhinīmukha - head of the army, vanguard

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāhinī+mukha)

• vāhinī – army, host, river
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, head, chief part
  noun (neuter)

रणम् (raṇam) - battle, combat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war, conflict

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

याते (yāte) - when gone, having approached

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, moved, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root yā (to go) with the suffix -ta.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, indicating 'when you (implied subject) go'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Although the subjects (Pandavas, Panchalas) are plural, the verb is singular in the original text. Interpreted contextually as a general statement or a stylistic choice.

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas (sons of Pandu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, the Pandavas

मन्दचेतसः (mandacetasaḥ) - faint-hearted, dull-minded, dispirited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mandacetas

mandacetas - dull-minded, sluggish, dispirited, faint-hearted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+cetas)

• manda – slow, dull, weak, faint
  adjective
• cetas – mind, heart, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be/become

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सह-आमात्याः (saha-āmātyāḥ) - with their ministers, accompanied by ministers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahāmātya

sahāmātya - accompanied by ministers, with their ministers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+amātya)

• saha – with, together, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• amātya – minister, counsellor, companion
  noun (masculine)

पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas (people of the Pañcāla kingdom)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - a king or person from the Pañcāla country

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निरुद्यमाः (nirudyamāḥ) - devoid of effort, disheartened, inactive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirudyama

nirudyama - devoid of effort, inactive, disheartened, sluggish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+udyama)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  upasarga
• udyama – effort, exertion, undertaking
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)