महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-195, verse-3

देवदानवयक्षाणां सर्पगन्धर्वरक्षसाम् ।
अवध्योऽहं भवेयं वै वर एष वृतो मया ॥३॥

3. devadānavayakṣāṇāṁ sarpagandharvarakṣasām ,
avadhyo'haṁ bhaveyaṁ vai vara eṣa vṛto mayā.

3. devadānavayakṣāṇām sarpagandharvarakṣasām
avadhyaḥ aham bhaveyam vai varaḥ eṣaḥ vṛtaḥ mayā

3. "I wish to be invulnerable to devas (celestial beings), dānavas (demons), yakṣas (nature spirits), serpents, gandharvas (celestial musicians), and rakṣasas (demons). This is the boon (vara) chosen by me."

Words meanings summery:

• देवदानवयक्षाणाम् (devadānavayakṣāṇām) - of devas, dānavas, and yakṣas

• सर्पगन्धर्वरक्षसाम् (sarpagandharvarakṣasām) - of serpents, gandharvas, and rakṣasas

• अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - not to be killed, invulnerable, inviolable

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - may I be, should I be

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely (emphatic particle)

• वरः (varaḥ) - boon, blessing, choice

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected, asked for

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

देवदानवयक्षाणाम् (devadānavayakṣāṇām) - of devas, dānavas, and yakṣas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devadānavayakṣa

devadānavayakṣa - devas, dānavas, and yakṣas (a class of celestial and demonic beings)

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava+yakṣa)

• deva – god, celestial being
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – demon, son of Danu
  noun (masculine)
• yakṣa – a class of nature-spirits, semi-divine beings
  noun (masculine)

सर्पगन्धर्वरक्षसाम् (sarpagandharvarakṣasām) - of serpents, gandharvas, and rakṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarpagandharvarakṣas

sarpagandharvarakṣas - serpents, gandharvas, and rakṣasas

Compound type : dvandva (sarpa+gandharva+rakṣas)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – celestial musician, demi-god
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – demon, evil spirit
  noun (neuter)

अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - not to be killed, invulnerable, inviolable

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, invulnerable, inviolable, forbidden to be slain

Gerundive

From root vadh (to kill) with negative prefix 'a-' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: a

Root: vadh (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - may I be, should I be

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhaveyam

Optative mood form

From root bhū, 1st person singular, Optative mood (Vidhi-liṅ lakāra), Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

वरः (varaḥ) - boon, blessing, choice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, gift; best, excellent

Root: vṛ (class 9)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected, asked for

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, selected, requested, covered, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to choose, select)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we