महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-221, verse-48

साहमेवंगुणेष्वेव दानवेष्ववसं पुरा ।
प्रजासर्गमुपादाय नैकं युगविपर्ययम् ॥४८॥

48. sāhamevaṁguṇeṣveva dānaveṣvavasaṁ purā ,
prajāsargamupādāya naikaṁ yugaviparyayam.

48. sā aham evaṃguṇeṣu eva dānaveṣu avasam purā
prajāsargam upādāya na ekam yugaviparyayam

48. sā aham purā eva evaṃguṇeṣu dānaveṣu avasam
prajāsargam upādāya ekam yugaviparyayam na

48. I myself (personified Dharma) resided among the Dānavas, who possessed such qualities (virtues like freedom from vices), in the past, starting from the creation of beings, for not merely one epochal change (yugaviparyayam).

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एवंगुणेषु (evaṁguṇeṣu) - among the Dānavas who possessed such virtues (freedom from vices) (among those with such qualities, in such virtues)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, even

• दानवेषु (dānaveṣu) - among the Dānavas (a class of demons)

• अवसम् (avasam) - I dwelt, I resided

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

• प्रजासर्गम् (prajāsargam) - the creation of beings/progeny

• उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken up, beginning with, since

• न (na) - not, no

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• युगविपर्ययम् (yugaviparyayam) - a change of ages, a cycle of yugas

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एवंगुणेषु (evaṁguṇeṣu) - among the Dānavas who possessed such virtues (freedom from vices) (among those with such qualities, in such virtues)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of evaṃguṇa

evaṁguṇa - having such qualities, endowed with such virtues

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+guṇa)

• evam – thus, in this manner, such
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

दानवेषु (dānaveṣu) - among the Dānavas (a class of demons)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - descendant of Danu, a class of powerful demons

अवसम् (avasam) - I dwelt, I resided

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

(indeclinable)

प्रजासर्गम् (prajāsargam) - the creation of beings/progeny

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāsarga

prajāsarga - creation of beings, generation of progeny, creation of mankind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+sarga)

• prajā – progeny, offspring, people, creatures
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
• sarga – creation, emission, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken up, beginning with, since

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of verb 'upā-dā'.

Prefix: upā

Root: dā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(numeral)

युगविपर्ययम् (yugaviparyayam) - a change of ages, a cycle of yugas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yugaviparyaya

yugaviparyaya - change of ages, revolution of yugas, epochal change

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+viparyaya)

• yuga – age, epoch, pair, yoke
  noun (neuter)
• viparyaya – change, reversal, inversion, calamity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+pari
  Root: i (class 2)