महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-63

देवानामिव देवेन्द्रे जयाशा मे त्वयि स्थिता ।
जहि मातुल कौन्तेयानसुरानिव पावकिः ॥६३॥

63. devānāmiva devendre jayāśā me tvayi sthitā ,
jahi mātula kaunteyānasurāniva pāvakiḥ.

63. devānām iva devendre jayāśā me tvayi sthitā
jahi mātula kaunteyān asurān iva pāvakiḥ

63. mātula me jayāśā tvayi sthitā devānām devendre
iva pāvakiḥ iva asurān kaunteyān jahi

63. O uncle, my hope for victory is placed in you, just as the gods' hope for victory rests in Indra, their lord. Slay the sons of Kunti, just as Pāvaki (Skanda) slays the asuras.

Words meanings summery:

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, among the gods

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• देवेन्द्रे (devendre) - in Indra, in the lord of gods

• जयाशा (jayāśā) - hope for victory, desire for triumph

• मे (me) - my (in relation to `jayāśā`) (my, to me, for me)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, on you

• स्थिता (sthitā) - resting (my hope rests in you) (placed, situated, standing, resting)

• जहि (jahi) - slay, strike down, destroy

• मातुल (mātula) - maternal uncle (refers to Śakuni) (maternal uncle)

• कौन्तेयान् (kaunteyān) - the Pāṇḍavas (the sons of Kunti)

• असुरान् (asurān) - demons, anti-gods

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकिः (pāvakiḥ) - Skanda (Kārtikeya), who is known for slaying demons (son of fire (Agni), Skanda (Kārtikeya))

Words meanings and morphology

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, among the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - a god, deity, divine being, Indra

Root: div (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

देवेन्द्रे (devendre) - in Indra, in the lord of gods

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devendra

devendra - Indra, lord of the gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+indra)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• indra – Indra, ruler, chief
  proper noun (masculine)

जयाशा (jayāśā) - hope for victory, desire for triumph

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jayāśā

jayāśā - hope for victory, desire for triumph

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+āśā)

• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)

मे (me) - my (in relation to `jayāśā`) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Enclitic form of `mama` (genitive) or `mahyam` (dative).

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, on you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

स्थिता (sthitā) - resting (my hope rests in you) (placed, situated, standing, resting)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - placed, situated, standing, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sthā` (to stand, to be).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `jayāśā` (feminine nominative singular).

जहि (jahi) - slay, strike down, destroy

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of han

Irregular imperative form of `han`.

Root: han (class 2)

मातुल (mātula) - maternal uncle (refers to Śakuni) (maternal uncle)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mātula

mātula - maternal uncle

कौन्तेयान् (kaunteyān) - the Pāṇḍavas (the sons of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

patronymic from Kunti

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva).

असुरान् (asurān) - demons, anti-gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, anti-god, mighty one

Root: as (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकिः (pāvakiḥ) - Skanda (Kārtikeya), who is known for slaying demons (son of fire (Agni), Skanda (Kārtikeya))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaki

pāvaki - son of fire (Agni), epithet of Skanda/Kārtikeya

patronymic from Pāvaka (Agni)