महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-40, verse-27

मांसैरपि जुहावेष्टिमक्षीयन्त ततोऽसुराः ।
दैवतैरपि संभग्ना जितकाशिभिराहवे ॥२७॥

27. māṁsairapi juhāveṣṭimakṣīyanta tato'surāḥ ,
daivatairapi saṁbhagnā jitakāśibhirāhave.

27. māṃsaiḥ api juhāva iṣṭim akṣīyanta tataḥ asurāḥ
daivataiḥ api saṃbhagnāḥ jitakāśibhiḥ āhave

27. māṃsaiḥ api iṣṭim juhāva tataḥ asurāḥ akṣīyanta
api daivataiḥ jitakāśibhiḥ āhave saṃbhagnāḥ

27. Brihaspati offered a sacrifice (iṣṭi) even with meat. Consequently, the Asuras were diminished; they were utterly broken in battle by the victorious gods.

Words meanings summery:

• मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - with meat offerings (with meats, with flesh)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• जुहाव (juhāva) - offered (he offered, he sacrificed)

• इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - a sacrifice (sacrifice, offering, object of desire)

• अक्षीयन्त (akṣīyanta) - were diminished (they were wasted away, perished, diminished)

• ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (thence, thereupon, then, consequently)

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - the Asuras (the Asuras, the demons)

• दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by the gods (by the gods, by divine beings)

• अपि (api) - (emphatic) (also, even, too)

• संभग्नाः (saṁbhagnāḥ) - utterly broken (completely broken, shattered, defeated)

• जितकाशिभिः (jitakāśibhiḥ) - by the victorious (by the victorious, by those who have conquered fame/splendor)

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

Words meanings and morphology

मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - with meat offerings (with meats, with flesh)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Root: man

Note: Refers to the material offered in the sacrifice.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

जुहाव (juhāva) - offered (he offered, he sacrificed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of hu

intensive reduplicated root

Root: hu (class 3)

इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - a sacrifice (sacrifice, offering, object of desire)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭi

iṣṭi - sacrifice, offering, wish, desire

From √yaj (to sacrifice) or √iṣ (to wish). Here likely √yaj, referring to the act of sacrifice.

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'juhāva'.

अक्षीयन्त (akṣīyanta) - were diminished (they were wasted away, perished, diminished)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of kṣi

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: The initial 'a' denotes imperfect (laṅ).

ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (thence, thereupon, then, consequently)

(indeclinable)

असुराः (asurāḥ) - the Asuras (the Asuras, the demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan, spiritual being (early Vedic), opponent of the gods

Root: as

दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by the gods (by the gods, by divine beings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daivata

daivata - a deity, god, divine being; divine, relating to gods

Derived from 'deva' (god).

अपि (api) - (emphatic) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

संभग्नाः (saṁbhagnāḥ) - utterly broken (completely broken, shattered, defeated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhagna

saṁbhagna - broken to pieces, shattered, defeated, crushed

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhañj (to break) with prefix sam (completely).

Prefix: sam

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Used predicatively with implied verb 'to be'.

जितकाशिभिः (jitakāśibhiḥ) - by the victorious (by the victorious, by those who have conquered fame/splendor)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jitakāśin

jitakāśin - victorious, shining with conquest, glorious in victory, having conquered glory/splendor

Compound of 'jita' (conquered/victorious) and 'kāśin' (shining/splendor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+kāśin)

• jita – conquered, won, victorious
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)
• kāśin – shining, splendid, glorious; having splendor/fame
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root √kāś (to shine, appear) + -in suffix.
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'daivataiḥ'.

आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, conflict, encounter

From √hve (to call, challenge) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

Note: Specifies the location of the action.