महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-41

जयतैनान्सुदुर्वृत्तान्दानवान्घोरदर्शनान् ।
अभिद्रवत भद्रं वो मया सह महासुरान् ॥४१॥

41. jayatainānsudurvṛttāndānavānghoradarśanān ,
abhidravata bhadraṁ vo mayā saha mahāsurān.

41. jayata enān sudurvṛttān dānavān ghoradarśanān
abhidravata bhadram vaḥ mayā saha mahāsurān

41. Conquer these extremely wicked demons, who have a terrifying appearance. Attack these great asuras along with me. May prosperity be yours.

41. נצחו את הדָאנַוַה הרעים והנוראים למראה. ברכה לכם, התנפלו יחד איתי על האַסוּרַה הגדולים.

Words meanings summery:

• जयत (jayata) - conquer, be victorious, win

• एनान् (enān) - these

• सुदुर्वृत्तान् (sudurvṛttān) - very wicked, extremely ill-behaved, terribly evil

• दानवान् (dānavān) - demons, sons of Danu

• घोरदर्शनान् (ghoradarśanān) - of terrifying appearance, frightful to behold

• अभिद्रवत (abhidravata) - attack, rush against

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - auspiciousness, welfare, prosperity, good fortune

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), for you

• मया (mayā) - by me, with me

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• महासुरान् (mahāsurān) - Refers to the enemies, the powerful demonic beings. (great asuras, mighty demons)

Words meanings and morphology

जयत (jayata) - conquer, be victorious, win

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of ji

root verb

present stem, imperative 2nd person plural

Root: ji (class 1)

एनान् (enān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of enad

enad - this, these

Note: Refers to the Dānavas and Asuras.

सुदुर्वृत्तान् (sudurvṛttān) - very wicked, extremely ill-behaved, terribly evil

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sudurvṛtta

sudurvṛtta - very wicked, extremely ill-behaved, terribly evil

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+durvṛtta)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix intensifying the meaning
• durvṛtta – ill-behaved, wicked, evil
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'vṛtta' (behaved, from root vṛt- to be)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dānavān' and 'mahāsurān'.

दानवान् (dānavān) - demons, sons of Danu

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - demon, son of Danu

patronymic from Danu

Note: Object of 'jayata' and 'abhidravata'.

घोरदर्शनान् (ghoradarśanān) - of terrifying appearance, frightful to behold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - of terrifying appearance, frightful to behold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – terrible, frightful, awful
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root dṛś- to see, with suffix -ana
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dānavān' and 'mahāsurān'.

अभिद्रवत (abhidravata) - attack, rush against

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhidrā

root verb

present stem, imperative 2nd person plural

Prefix: abhi

Root: drā (class 2)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - auspiciousness, welfare, prosperity, good fortune

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, propitious, blessed, well-being, prosperity

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), for you

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

alternate form of 'yūyam'

Note: In context of "bhadram vaḥ", it is dative.

मया (mayā) - by me, with me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used with 'saha' (with).

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

महासुरान् (mahāsurān) - Refers to the enemies, the powerful demonic beings. (great asuras, mighty demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāsura

mahāsura - great asura, mighty demon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• asura – demon, evil spirit, divine being (early Vedic)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'abhidravata'.

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