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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-202, verse-18

दानवेन्द्रा महाकाया महावीर्या बलोच्छ्रिताः ।
नाशक्नुवंश्च किंचित्ते तस्य कर्तुं तदा विभो ॥१८॥
18. dānavendrā mahākāyā mahāvīryā balocchritāḥ ,
nāśaknuvaṁśca kiṁcitte tasya kartuṁ tadā vibho.
18. dānavendrāḥ mahākāyāḥ mahāvīryāḥ balocchritāḥ |
na aśaknuvan ca kiñcit te tasya kartum tadā vibho
18. vibho,
tadā mahākāyāḥ mahāvīryāḥ balocchritāḥ dānavendrāḥ te tasya kiñcit kartum na aśaknuvan ca
18. O mighty one, at that time, those great-bodied, exceedingly powerful, and highly potent lords of demons were unable to do anything to him.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दानवेन्द्राः (dānavendrāḥ) - the chief demons (lords of demons, chiefs of Dānavas)
  • महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - having massive bodies (great-bodied, huge)
  • महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - possessing immense strength (exceedingly powerful, of great valor)
  • बलोच्छ्रिताः (balocchritāḥ) - highly potent due to their strength (exalted by strength, uplifted by power)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were able (combined with 'na' = were unable) (they were able, they could)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (anything, something, a little)
  • ते (te) - they (the demons) (they, by them, to you)
  • तस्य (tasya) - to him (the boar) (of him, to him, his)
  • कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do (to do, to make)
  • तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)
  • विभो (vibho) - O mighty one (addressing King Janamejaya or similar) (O mighty one, O all-pervading one)

Words meanings and morphology

दानवेन्द्राः (dānavendrāḥ) - the chief demons (lords of demons, chiefs of Dānavas)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dānavendra
dānavendra - lord of Dānavas (demons), chief of Dānavas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+indra)
  • dānava – a demon, a son of Danu
    noun (masculine)
  • indra – lord, chief, Indra (the king of gods)
    noun (masculine)
महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - having massive bodies (great-bodied, huge)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya
mahākāya - great-bodied, colossal, huge
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+kāya)
  • mahat – great, large, mighty
    adjective (neuter)
  • kāya – body, mass, collection
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'dānavendrāḥ'.
महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - possessing immense strength (exceedingly powerful, of great valor)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvīrya
mahāvīrya - of great energy, exceedingly powerful, of great valor
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+vīrya)
  • mahat – great, large, mighty
    adjective (neuter)
  • vīrya – valor, strength, power, energy
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'dānavendrāḥ'.
बलोच्छ्रिताः (balocchritāḥ) - highly potent due to their strength (exalted by strength, uplifted by power)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of balocchrita
balocchrita - exalted by strength, mighty, very powerful
Past Passive Participle
Compound 'bala' (strength) + 'ucchrita' (elevated, exalted - PPP of √śri with ud-).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+ucchrita)
  • bala – strength, power, force
    noun (neuter)
  • ucchrita – raised, elevated, exalted
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    PPP of root √śri with prefix ud-.
    Prefix: ud
    Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'dānavendrāḥ'.
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were able (combined with 'na' = were unable) (they were able, they could)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śak
imperfect active
Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural active, from root √śak.
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: The 'a' indicates imperfect tense.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (anything, something, a little)
(indeclinable)
Derived from pronominal stem 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (an indefinite particle).
Note: Used here adverbially as 'anything'.
ते (te) - they (the demons) (they, by them, to you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the 'dānavendrāḥ'.
तस्य (tasya) - to him (the boar) (of him, to him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Genitive often functions as dative with verbs of 'doing' or 'acting upon'.
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do (to do, to make)
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Infinitive form from root √kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form from pronominal stem 'tad'.
विभो (vibho) - O mighty one (addressing King Janamejaya or similar) (O mighty one, O all-pervading one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - mighty, powerful, able; lord, sovereign; all-pervading
Prefix: vi
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Vocative case.