महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-6, verse-29

देवतानां यथा स्कन्दः सेनानीः प्रभुरव्ययः ।
तथा भवानिमां सेनां धार्तराष्ट्रीं बिभर्तु मे ।
जहि शत्रुगणान्सर्वान्महेन्द्र इव दानवान् ॥२९॥

29. devatānāṁ yathā skandaḥ senānīḥ prabhuravyayaḥ ,
tathā bhavānimāṁ senāṁ dhārtarāṣṭrīṁ bibhartu me ,
jahi śatrugaṇānsarvānmahendra iva dānavān.

29. devatānām yathā skandaḥ senānīḥ
prabhuḥ avyayaḥ tathā bhavān imām senām
dhārtarāṣṭrīm bibhartu me jahi
śatrugaṇān sarvān mahendraḥ iva dānavān

29. yathā devatānām skandaḥ senānīḥ
prabhuḥ avyayaḥ tathā bhavān me imām
dhārtarāṣṭrīm senām bibhartu mahendraḥ
iva sarvān dānavān śatrugaṇān jahi

29. Just as Skanda is the imperishable commander (senānī) and lord of the gods, so may you lead this army of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons for me. Destroy all the hosts of enemies, just as Mahendra (Indra) destroyed the Dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (Kartikeya, the war god)

• सेनानीः (senānīḥ) - commander of the army

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty, able

• अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable, immutable, indestructible, indeclinable

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), your honor

• इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine accusative singular)

• सेनाम् (senām) - army

• धार्तराष्ट्रीम् (dhārtarāṣṭrīm) - belonging to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• बिभर्तु (bibhartu) - may he bear, may he lead, may he sustain

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• जहि (jahi) - kill, destroy (imperative)

• शत्रुगणान् (śatrugaṇān) - hosts of enemies, groups of enemies

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - the great Indra, Indra

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas (a class of demons)

Words meanings and morphology

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - godhead, deity, divine nature, god

From deva (god) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Possessive for 'skandaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (Kartikeya, the war god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda, Kartikeya, the god of war

From skand (to leap, burst forth)

Root: skand (class 1)

सेनानीः (senānīḥ) - commander of the army

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of senānī

senānī - army leader, general, commander-in-chief

From senā (army) + nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty, able

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, sovereign

From pra-bhū (to be superior, to arise)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable, immutable, indestructible, indeclinable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, eternal, indeclinable

From a (not) + vyaya (expenditure, change)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the main clause.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), your honor

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor; existing, being, well-being, welfare, prosperity, fortune

Present Active Participle

derived from bhū (to be), used as a respectful second person pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun

सेनाम् (senām) - army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host

Root: si (class 5)

धार्तराष्ट्रीम् (dhārtarāṣṭrīm) - belonging to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭrī

dhārtarāṣṭrī - related to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, belonging to the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

From Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name) + ī (feminine suffix)

Note: Qualifies 'senām'.

बिभर्तु (bibhartu) - may he bear, may he lead, may he sustain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhṛ

Present Tense (reduplicated)

3rd person singular imperative active of root bhṛ (class 3, reduplicated)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: The verb for 'bhavān'.

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here, dative (for me).

जहि (jahi) - kill, destroy (imperative)

(verb)

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

Imperative

2nd person singular imperative active of root han. Root 'han' changes to 'jahi' in imperative 2nd singular.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Addressed to 'bhavān'.

शत्रुगणान् (śatrugaṇān) - hosts of enemies, groups of enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatrugaṇa

śatrugaṇa - host of enemies, multitude of foes

Compound of śatru (enemy) and gaṇa (group, host)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - the great Indra, Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - the great Indra, lord Indra

Compound of mahā (great) and indra (Indra)

Note: Subject of implied action (destroyed).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas (a class of demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a demon, son of Danu

From Danu (proper name, mother of demons) + a (patronymic suffix)