महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-49, verse-42

यः संश्रयः पाण्डवानां देवानामिव वासवः ।
तेन वो वासुदेवेन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत ॥४२॥

42. yaḥ saṁśrayaḥ pāṇḍavānāṁ devānāmiva vāsavaḥ ,
tena vo vāsudevena pāṇḍavā abhyayuñjata.

42. yaḥ saṃśrayaḥ pāṇḍavānām devānām iva vāsavaḥ
tena vaḥ vāsudevena pāṇḍavā abhyayuñjata

42. He who is the support of the Pāṇḍavas, just as Vāsava (Indra) is the support of the gods, with that Vāsudeva, the Pāṇḍavas allied themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• संश्रयः (saṁśrayaḥ) - refuge, support, shelter

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra

• तेन (tena) - with that Vāsudeva (by him, with him)

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you (plural)

• वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Krishna (by Vāsudeva (Krishna))

• पाण्डवा (pāṇḍavā) - the Pāṇḍavas

• अभ्ययुञ्जत (abhyayuñjata) - they allied themselves, they engaged themselves

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

संश्रयः (saṁśrayaḥ) - refuge, support, shelter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśraya

saṁśraya - refuge, support, shelter, reliance

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (son of Vasu), belonging to the Vasus

तेन (tena) - with that Vāsudeva (by him, with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Vāsudeva.

वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you (plural)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: An enclitic used to address the audience.

वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Krishna (by Vāsudeva (Krishna))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Krishna, son of Vasudeva

पाण्डवा (pāṇḍavā) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

अभ्ययुञ्जत (abhyayuñjata) - they allied themselves, they engaged themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of yuj

Prefix: abhi

Root: yuj (class 7)