महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-181, verse-38

धार्तराष्ट्रैर्हता न स्युर्विज्ञाय कुरुपुंगवाः ।
मायान्वितैर्वा रक्षोभिः सुघोरैर्दृढवैरिभिः ॥३८॥

38. dhārtarāṣṭrairhatā na syurvijñāya kurupuṁgavāḥ ,
māyānvitairvā rakṣobhiḥ sughorairdṛḍhavairibhiḥ.

38. dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ hatāḥ na syuḥ vijñāya kurupuṅgavāḥ
māyāanvitaiḥ vā rakṣobhiḥ sughoraiḥ dṛḍhavairibhiḥ

38. She wondered if the best of the Kurus (kuru) might have been killed by the Dhārtarāṣṭras, or by terrible, strongly hostile demons (rakṣas) endowed with illusion (māyā), understanding this possibility.

Words meanings summery:

• धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhārtarāṣṭras)

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain (masculine plural)

• न (na) - not, no

• स्युः (syuḥ) - they might be, let them be

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood

• कुरुपुङ्गवाः (kurupuṅgavāḥ) - the best of the Kurus (kuru)

• मायाअन्वितैः (māyāanvitaiḥ) - accompanied by illusion (māyā), endowed with illusion (māyā)

• वा (vā) - or

• रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by demons (rakṣas)

• सुघोरैः (sughoraiḥ) - by very terrible ones, by extremely dreadful ones

• दृढवैरिभिः (dṛḍhavairibhiḥ) - by those with strong enmity, by staunch enemies

Words meanings and morphology

धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhārtarāṣṭras)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - descendant of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain (masculine plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्युः (syuḥ) - they might be, let them be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative mood, 3rd person plural

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses possibility or doubt.

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root jñā (to know) with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

कुरुपुङ्गवाः (kurupuṅgavāḥ) - the best of the Kurus (kuru)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurupuṅgava

kurupuṅgava - excellent Kuru, best of the Kurus (kuru)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+puṅgava)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty/tribe
  proper noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull (often used as an epithet for 'best' or 'chief')
  noun (masculine)

मायाअन्वितैः (māyāanvitaiḥ) - accompanied by illusion (māyā), endowed with illusion (māyā)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of māyāanvita

māyāanvita - endowed with illusion (māyā), associated with illusion (māyā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+anvita)

• māyā – illusion (māyā), magical power, deception
  noun (feminine)
• anvita – accompanied, endowed, joined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root i (to go) with upasarga anu, modified to mean 'accompanied'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by demons (rakṣas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon (rakṣas), evil spirit

Note: Can also be masculine.

सुघोरैः (sughoraiḥ) - by very terrible ones, by extremely dreadful ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sughora

sughora - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful

Compound type : praadi (su+ghora)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• ghora – terrible, dreadful, awful
  adjective (masculine)

दृढवैरिभिः (dṛḍhavairibhiḥ) - by those with strong enmity, by staunch enemies

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dṛḍhavairi

dṛḍhavairi - having strong enmity, staunch enemy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+vairi)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
• vairin – enemy, hostile
  noun (masculine)