महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-104, verse-41

पुराणि चैषामनुसृत्य भूमिपाः पुरेषु भोगान्निखिलानिहाजयन् ।
पुरेषु नीतिं विहितां यथाविधि प्रयोजयन्तो बलवृत्रसूदन ॥४१॥

41. purāṇi caiṣāmanusṛtya bhūmipāḥ; pureṣu bhogānnikhilānihājayan ,
pureṣu nītiṁ vihitāṁ yathāvidhi; prayojayanto balavṛtrasūdana.

41. purāṇi ca eṣām anusṛtya bhūmipāḥ
pureṣu bhogān nikhilān iha ajayan
pureṣu nītim vihitām yathāvidhi
prayojayantaḥ balavṛtrasūdana

41. balavṛtrasūdana bhūmipāḥ eṣām
purāṇi anusṛtya iha nikhilān
bhogān ajayan [te] pureṣu yathāvidhi
vihitām nītim prayojayantaḥ

41. O slayer of Bala and Vṛtra, the kings, by pursuing and conquering these cities, seized all their possessions here. They then applied established policy (nīti) in those cities according to proper procedure.

Words meanings summery:

• पुराणि (purāṇi) - ancient cities, fortresses

• च (ca) - and, also

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - having followed, having pursued, having attacked

• भूमिपाः (bhūmipāḥ) - kings, rulers, protectors of the earth

• पुरेषु (pureṣu) - in the cities, in the fortresses

• भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments, possessions, wealth

• निखिलान् (nikhilān) - all, entire, complete

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• अजयन् (ajayan) - they conquered, they won

• पुरेषु (pureṣu) - in the cities, in the fortresses

• नीतिम् (nītim) - policy, statecraft, justice, guidance

• विहिताम् (vihitām) - established, prescribed, enacted, performed

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, in due form

• प्रयोजयन्तः (prayojayantaḥ) - applying, employing, instigating

• बलवृत्रसूदन (balavṛtrasūdana) - An epithet for Indra. (O slayer of Bala and Vṛtra)

Words meanings and morphology

पुराणि (purāṇi) - ancient cities, fortresses

(noun)

neuter, plural of pura

pura - city, fortress, stronghold

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of idam

idam - this, these

अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - having followed, having pursued, having attacked

(indeclinable)

Gerund

Absolutive form derived from root 'sṛ' with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

भूमिपाः (bhūmipāḥ) - kings, rulers, protectors of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūmipāla

bhūmipāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+pāla)

• bhūmi – earth, land, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)

पुरेषु (pureṣu) - in the cities, in the fortresses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pura

pura - city, fortress, stronghold

भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments, possessions, wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, possession, wealth, experience

निखिलान् (nikhilān) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nikhila

nikhila - all, entire, complete, whole

Note: Agrees with 'bhogān'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

अजयन् (ajayan) - they conquered, they won

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ji

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root 'ji' (1st class, parasm.) in Laṅ (Imperfect) tense.

Root: ji (class 1)

पुरेषु (pureṣu) - in the cities, in the fortresses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pura

pura - city, fortress, stronghold

नीतिम् (nītim) - policy, statecraft, justice, guidance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīti

nīti - guidance, conduct, policy, statecraft, justice, ethics

विहिताम् (vihitām) - established, prescribed, enacted, performed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vihita

vihita - established, prescribed, performed, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dhā' with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'nītim'.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, in due form

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to, in which manner
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, injunction, ordinance, procedure
  noun (masculine)

प्रयोजयन्तः (prayojayantaḥ) - applying, employing, instigating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prayojayat

prayojayat - causing to apply, employing, instigating

Present Active Participle

Derived from causative of root 'yuj' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmipāḥ'.

बलवृत्रसूदन (balavṛtrasūdana) - An epithet for Indra. (O slayer of Bala and Vṛtra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of balavṛtrasūdana

balavṛtrasūdana - slayer of Bala and Vṛtra (epithet of Indra)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bala+vṛtra+sūdana)

• bala – name of an Asura
  proper noun (masculine)
• vṛtra – name of an Asura
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sūd (class 10)