महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-274, verse-26

अल्पावशेषमायुश्च ततोऽमन्यन्त रक्षसः ।
ब्रह्मास्त्रोदीरणाच्छत्रोर्देवगन्धर्वकिंनराः ॥२६॥

26. alpāvaśeṣamāyuśca tato'manyanta rakṣasaḥ ,
brahmāstrodīraṇācchatrordevagandharvakiṁnarāḥ.

26. alpāvaśeṣam āyuḥ ca tataḥ amanyanta rakṣasaḥ
brahmāstrodīraṇāt śatroḥ devagandharvakiṃnarāḥ

26. And then, the Rākṣasas considered their lives to be of very short duration. Similarly, because of the launching of the divine weapon (brahmāstra), the gods (deva), celestial musicians (gandharva), and kiṃnaras considered the enemy's (Rāvaṇa's) lifespan to be limited.

Words meanings summery:

• अल्पावशेषम् (alpāvaśeṣam) - having little remaining, with a small remainder, of short duration

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

• च (ca) - and, also

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अमन्यन्त (amanyanta) - they thought, they considered

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - the Rākṣasas (demons)

• ब्रह्मास्त्रोदीरणात् (brahmāstrodīraṇāt) - from the launching/discharge of the divine weapon (brahmāstra)

• शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - of the enemy

• देवगन्धर्वकिंनराः (devagandharvakiṁnarāḥ) - gods (deva), celestial musicians (gandharva), and kiṃnaras

Words meanings and morphology

अल्पावशेषम् (alpāvaśeṣam) - having little remaining, with a small remainder, of short duration

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alpāvaśeṣa

alpāvaśeṣa - having little remaining, with short duration

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+avaśeṣa)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (neuter)
• avaśeṣa – remainder, residue, that which is left
  noun (neuter)

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, lifespan, duration of life

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अमन्यन्त (amanyanta) - they thought, they considered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of √man

Imperfect Middle

imperfect of √man (divādi class, 4th conjugation)

Root: √man (class 4)

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - the Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon

ब्रह्मास्त्रोदीरणात् (brahmāstrodīraṇāt) - from the launching/discharge of the divine weapon (brahmāstra)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahmāstrodīraṇa

brahmāstrodīraṇa - launching of the brahmāstra

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahmāstra+udīraṇa)

• brahmāstra – divine weapon (brahmāstra)
  noun (neuter)
• udīraṇa – uttering, launching, discharging
  noun (neuter)
  formed from root √īr with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: √īr (class 6)

शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - of the enemy

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

देवगन्धर्वकिंनराः (devagandharvakiṁnarāḥ) - gods (deva), celestial musicians (gandharva), and kiṃnaras

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devagandharvakiṃnara

devagandharvakiṁnara - gods, gandharvas, and kiṃnaras (a class of mythical beings)

Compound type : dvandva (deva+gandharva+kiṃnara)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – celestial musician (gandharva)
  noun (masculine)
• kiṃnara – mythical being (kiṃnara), part human and part animal
  noun (masculine)