महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-19

दानवानां सहस्राणि हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम् ।
विजिग्ये पुरुषव्याघ्रः स शक्यो मानुषैः कथम् ॥१९॥

19. dānavānāṁ sahasrāṇi hiraṇyapuravāsinām ,
vijigye puruṣavyāghraḥ sa śakyo mānuṣaiḥ katham.

19. dānavānām sahasrāṇi hiraṇyapuravāsinām vijigye
puruṣavyāghraḥ sa śakyaḥ mānuṣaiḥ katham

19. sa puruṣavyāghraḥ hiraṇyapuravāsinām dānavānām
sahasrāṇi vijigye mānuṣaiḥ katham śakyaḥ

19. He, that tiger among men, conquered thousands of demons dwelling in Hiraṇyapura. How can he possibly be conquered by ordinary men?

Words meanings summery:

• दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of demons

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम् (hiraṇyapuravāsinām) - of those dwelling in the golden city

• विजिग्ये (vijigye) - he conquered, was conquered

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, best of men

• स (sa) - he, that

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, able to be done

• मानुषैः (mānuṣaiḥ) - by men, by human beings

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

Words meanings and morphology

दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - demon, son of Danu

from Danu + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम् (hiraṇyapuravāsinām) - of those dwelling in the golden city

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hiraṇyapuravāsin

hiraṇyapuravāsin - dweller in a golden city

Compound adjective from hiraṇyapura (golden city) and vāsin (dweller)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hiraṇyapura+vāsin)

• hiraṇyapura – golden city
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from root vas (to dwell) + ṇini
  Root: vas (class 1)

विजिग्ये (vijigye) - he conquered, was conquered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vijigye

Perfect Middle Voice 3rd Person Singular

from vi- + root ji (to conquer)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, best of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men, excellent man

Compound: puruṣa (man) + vyāghra (tiger), meaning 'a man like a tiger' i.e. an excellent man (Upamāna Pūrvapada Karmadhāraya)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, able to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, able to be done, capable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from root śak (to be able) + yat suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

मानुषैः (mānuṣaiḥ) - by men, by human beings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, human being

from manu + aṇ (relating to Manu)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)