महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-172, verse-3

ततो वृद्धांश्च बालांश्च राक्षसान्स महामुनिः ।
ददाह वितते यज्ञे शक्तेर्वधमनुस्मरन् ॥३॥

3. tato vṛddhāṁśca bālāṁśca rākṣasānsa mahāmuniḥ ,
dadāha vitate yajñe śaktervadhamanusmaran.

3. tataḥ vṛddhān ca bālān ca rākṣasān saḥ mahāmuniḥ
dadāha vitate yajñe śakteḥ vadham anusmaran

3. tataḥ saḥ mahāmuniḥ śakteḥ vadham anusmaran
vṛddhān ca bālān ca rākṣasān vitate yajñe dadāha

3. Then, that great sage burned both the elderly and young demons in an extensive Vedic ritual (yajña), recollecting the destruction of Śakti.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elderly ones (old ones, elderly people)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बालान् (bālān) - young ones (young ones, children)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons (demons, ogres)

• सः (saḥ) - that (sage) (he, that (masculine singular))

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage (great sage, great ascetic)

• ददाह (dadāha) - burned (burned, consumed by fire)

• वितते (vitate) - extensive, duly performed (extended, spread out, performed)

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice)

• शक्तेः (śakteḥ) - of Śakti (the goddess) (of power, of energy, of the goddess Śakti)

• वधम् (vadham) - destruction (killing, slaughter, destruction)

• अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - recollecting (remembering, recollecting)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas

वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elderly ones (old ones, elderly people)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, augmented

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛdh (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Used substantively as 'the elderly'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

बालान् (bālān) - young ones (young ones, children)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young, youthful, naive

Note: Used substantively as 'the young ones'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons (demons, ogres)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, pertaining to rākṣasas

सः (saḥ) - that (sage) (he, that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage (great sage, great ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)

ददाह (dadāha) - burned (burned, consumed by fire)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form.

वितते (vitate) - extensive, duly performed (extended, spread out, performed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vitata

vitata - extended, spread, wide, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

from root tan (to stretch) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'yajñe'.

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

शक्तेः (śakteḥ) - of Śakti (the goddess) (of power, of energy, of the goddess Śakti)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, faculty, spear, a goddess (Śakti)

from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

वधम् (vadham) - destruction (killing, slaughter, destruction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, murder, destruction, striking

from root vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - recollecting (remembering, recollecting)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusmarat

anusmarat - remembering, recollecting, thinking of

Present Active Participle

from root smṛ (to remember) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāmuniḥ'.