महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-5

देवसेनां दानवैर्यो भग्नां दृष्ट्वा महाबलः ।
पालयेद्वीर्यमाश्रित्य स ज्ञेयः पुरुषो मया ॥५॥

5. devasenāṁ dānavairyo bhagnāṁ dṛṣṭvā mahābalaḥ ,
pālayedvīryamāśritya sa jñeyaḥ puruṣo mayā.

5. devasenām dānavaiḥ yaḥ bhagnām dṛṣṭvā mahābalaḥ
| pālayet vīryam āśritya saḥ jñeyaḥ puruṣaḥ mayā

5. That person (puruṣa) is to be recognized by me—he who, being greatly powerful, protects the army of the gods, having seen it shattered by the Dānavas, relying on his valor.

Words meanings summery:

• देवसेनाम् (devasenām) - the army of the gods

• दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - by the Dānavas (a class of demons)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• भग्नाम् (bhagnām) - shattered, broken, defeated

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful, mighty

• पालयेत् (pālayet) - he should protect

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, prowess, strength

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying on, having resorted to

• सः (saḥ) - that (person)

• ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - to be known, should be known

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, being (puruṣa)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

देवसेनाम् (devasenām) - the army of the gods

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devasenā

devasenā - army of the gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+senā)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - by the Dānavas (a class of demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu, a demon, an Asura

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

भग्नाम् (bhagnām) - shattered, broken, defeated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated, frustrated

Past Passive Participle

root `bhañj` (to break) + `kta` (past passive participle suffix)

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `devasenām`.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root `dṛś` (to see) + `tvā` (absolutive suffix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `yaḥ`.

पालयेत् (pālayet) - he should protect

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of pāl

Optative (Potential Mood)

From the causal stem of `pā` (to protect) or direct from `pāl` (to protect).

Root: pāl (class 10)

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, prowess, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, prowess, strength, heroism

Root: vīr

Note: Object of `āśritya`.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying on, having resorted to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

`ā` (upasarga) + root `śri` (to resort to, depend on) + `lyaP` (absolutive suffix for prefixed verbs)

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to the `yaḥ` (who).

ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - to be known, should be known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, recognizable

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

root `jñā` (to know) + `eya` (gerundive suffix)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Expresses obligation or possibility. Agrees with `puruṣaḥ`.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, being (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male, the conscious principle (puruṣa)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in a passive construction (`jñeyaḥ`). Refers to Indra.