महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-27

इह देवत्वमिच्छन्तो मानुषेषु मनस्विनः ।
जज्ञिरे भुवि भूतेषु तेषु तेष्वसुरा विभो ॥२७॥

27. iha devatvamicchanto mānuṣeṣu manasvinaḥ ,
jajñire bhuvi bhūteṣu teṣu teṣvasurā vibho.

27. iha devatvam icchantaḥ mānuṣeṣu manasvinaḥ
jajñire bhuvi bhūteṣu teṣu teṣu asurāḥ vibho

27. O Lord, those resolute Asuras, desiring divinity here among humans, were born on earth among those various beings.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity, godhood, divine nature

• इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring, wishing

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans, in human beings

• मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - resolute, proud (referring to the Asuras) (wise, intelligent, proud, high-minded)

• जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - they were born

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

• भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among beings, among creatures

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those, among those

• तेषु (teṣu) - various (in those, among those)

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - Asuras, demons

• विभो (vibho) - O mighty one, O lord, O all-pervading one

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity, godhood, divine nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devatva

devatva - divinity, godhood, divine nature

इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring, wishing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of icchant

icchant - desiring, wishing, wanting

present participle

root iṣ + śatṛ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with manasvinaḥ/asurāḥ

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans, in human beings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, relating to humans; a human being

मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - resolute, proud (referring to the Asuras) (wise, intelligent, proud, high-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manasvin

manasvin - wise, intelligent, spirited, proud, resolute, high-minded

possessive suffix -vin added to manas

Note: Agrees with asurāḥ

जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - they were born

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among beings, among creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost; happened, past

past passive participle

root bhū + ta

Root: bhū (class 1)

तेषु (teṣu) - in those, among those

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with bhūteṣu. Repetition of teṣu teṣu emphasizes 'various' or 'those very'.

तेषु (teṣu) - various (in those, among those)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repetition of teṣu teṣu emphasizes 'various' or 'those very'.

असुराः (asurāḥ) - Asuras, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - Asura, demon, anti-god

विभो (vibho) - O mighty one, O lord, O all-pervading one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, lord, master