महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-42

महेन्द्र इव वज्रेण दानवान्देवसत्तमः ।
भीमसेनो गदापाणिः सूदयिष्यति मे सुतान् ॥४२॥

42. mahendra iva vajreṇa dānavāndevasattamaḥ ,
bhīmaseno gadāpāṇiḥ sūdayiṣyati me sutān.

42. mahendraḥ iva vajreṇa dānavān devasattamaḥ
bhīmasenaḥ gadāpāṇiḥ sūdayiṣyati me sutān

42. Like Mahendra, the foremost among the gods, who destroys the Dānavas with his thunderbolt, Bhimasena, mace in hand, will surely destroy my sons.

Words meanings summery:

• महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Great Indra

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with the thunderbolt, by the mace

• दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas, demons

• देवसत्तमः (devasattamaḥ) - the foremost among the gods (referring to Mahendra/Indra) (the best of gods, foremost among deities)

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena (name of one of the Pandavas)

• गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - one who holds a mace in his hand (an epithet of Bhima) (mace-in-hand)

• सूदयिष्यति (sūdayiṣyati) - will destroy, will kill, will slaughter

• मे (me) - my (sons) (my, to me, for me)

• सुतान् (sutān) - my sons (sons)

Words meanings and morphology

महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Great Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - great Indra, a name of Indra

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with the thunderbolt, by the mace

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond, weapon of Indra

दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas, demons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a demon, a son of Danu

देवसत्तमः (devasattamaḥ) - the foremost among the gods (referring to Mahendra/Indra) (the best of gods, foremost among deities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devasattama

devasattama - best among gods, most excellent god

superlative formation with tama suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+sattama)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat (good)

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena (name of one of the Pandavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (a name of Bhima, second of the Pandavas)

गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - one who holds a mace in his hand (an epithet of Bhima) (mace-in-hand)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gadāpāṇi

gadāpāṇi - having a mace in hand, mace-bearer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gadā+pāṇi)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an epithet for Bhimasena.

सूदयिष्यति (sūdayiṣyati) - will destroy, will kill, will slaughter

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of sūd

future active indicative

3rd person singular, future tense, active voice, causative stem

Root: sūd (class 10)

मे (me) - my (sons) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of asmad.

सुतान् (sutān) - my sons (sons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child