महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-31

वीर्यवन्तोऽवलिप्तास्ते नानारूपधरा महीम् ।
इमां सागरपर्यन्तां परीयुररिमर्दनाः ॥३१॥

31. vīryavanto'valiptāste nānārūpadharā mahīm ,
imāṁ sāgaraparyantāṁ parīyurarimardanāḥ.

31. vīryavantaḥ avaliptāḥ te nānārūpadharāḥ mahīm
imām sāgaraparyantām parīyuḥ arimardanāḥ

31. Those powerful, arrogant ones, who could assume various forms and were destroyers of enemies, roamed this earth, which is surrounded by oceans.

Words meanings summery:

• वीर्यवन्तः (vīryavantaḥ) - powerful (powerful, valorous)

• अवलिप्ताः (avaliptāḥ) - arrogant (arrogant, haughty)

• ते (te) - they (referring to the kings from the previous verse) (they, those)

• नानारूपधराः (nānārūpadharāḥ) - who could assume various forms (assuming various forms)

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

• इमाम् (imām) - this (referring to the earth) (this (feminine))

• सागरपर्यन्ताम् (sāgaraparyantām) - which is surrounded by oceans (ocean-encircled, extending to the oceans)

• परीयुः (parīyuḥ) - they roamed (they went around, roamed)

• अरिमर्दनाः (arimardanāḥ) - destroyers of enemies

Words meanings and morphology

वीर्यवन्तः (vīryavantaḥ) - powerful (powerful, valorous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīryavant

vīryavant - powerful, strong, courageous, heroic

possessive suffix -vant

Note: Agrees with `te`.

अवलिप्ताः (avaliptāḥ) - arrogant (arrogant, haughty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avalipta

avalipta - anointed, smeared, haughty, arrogant, proud

past passive participle

from √lip (to smear, anoint)

Prefix: ava

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `te`.

ते (te) - they (referring to the kings from the previous verse) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नानारूपधराः (nānārūpadharāḥ) - who could assume various forms (assuming various forms)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānārūpadhara

nānārūpadhara - assuming various forms, multiform

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+rūpa+dhara)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying, wearing, having
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √dhṛ (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `te`.

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Note: Direct object of `parīyuḥ`.

इमाम् (imām) - this (referring to the earth) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with `mahīm`.

सागरपर्यन्ताम् (sāgaraparyantām) - which is surrounded by oceans (ocean-encircled, extending to the oceans)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sāgaraparyanta

sāgaraparyanta - ending with the ocean, bounded by the sea

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+paryanta)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• paryanta – ending with, bounded by, reaching to
  adjective (masculine)
  from pari + anta
  Prefix: pari

Note: Agrees with `mahīm`.

परीयुः (parīyuḥ) - they roamed (they went around, roamed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of pari-i

perfect tense

3rd person plural, active voice

Prefix: pari

Root: i (class 2)

अरिमर्दनाः (arimardanāḥ) - destroyers of enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arimardana

arimardana - destroying foes, conqueror of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• mardana – crushing, destroying, oppressing
  adjective (masculine)
  action noun / agent noun
  from √mṛd (to crush, grind)
  Root: mṛd (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `te`.