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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-272, verse-20

वृत्रश्च कुरुशार्दूल महामायो महाबलः ।
मोहयामास देवेन्द्रं मायायुद्धेन सर्वतः ॥२०॥
20. vṛtraśca kuruśārdūla mahāmāyo mahābalaḥ ,
mohayāmāsa devendraṁ māyāyuddhena sarvataḥ.
20. vṛtraḥ ca kuruśārdūla mahāmāyaḥ mahābalaḥ
mohayāmāsa devendram māyāyuddhena sarvataḥ
20. kuruśārdūla ca mahāmāyaḥ mahābalaḥ vṛtraḥ
sarvataḥ māyāyuddhena devendram mohayāmāsa
20. And Vritra, O tiger among the Kurus, who possessed great illusory power (māyā) and immense strength, bewildered Devendra (Indra) from all sides with magical warfare.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vritra (Vritra (name of a demon))
  • (ca) - and
  • कुरुशार्दूल (kuruśārdūla) - O tiger among the Kurus (O tiger among Kurus, O best of Kurus)
  • महामायः (mahāmāyaḥ) - who possessed great illusory power (māyā) (having great illusion, greatly illusory, very deceptive)
  • महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - and immense strength (greatly powerful, having great strength)
  • मोहयामास (mohayāmāsa) - bewildered (he deluded, he bewildered, he caused confusion)
  • देवेन्द्रम् (devendram) - Devendra (Indra) (Indra, the lord of the gods)
  • मायायुद्धेन (māyāyuddhena) - with magical warfare (by illusory warfare, by magic fight)
  • सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides, in all directions, everywhere)

Words meanings and morphology

वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vritra (Vritra (name of a demon))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra
vṛtra - Vritra (a formidable serpent or dragon-like Asura in Vedic Hinduism, personification of drought and adversary of Indra)
Root: vṛ (class 5)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कुरुशार्दूल (kuruśārdūla) - O tiger among the Kurus (O tiger among Kurus, O best of Kurus)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kuruśārdūla
kuruśārdūla - tiger among the Kurus, best of the Kurus (epithet for a great warrior/hero from the Kuru dynasty)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śārdūla)
  • kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty, name of an ancient tribe/kingdom
    proper noun (masculine)
  • śārdūla – tiger, excellent, chief, best
    noun (masculine)
महामायः (mahāmāyaḥ) - who possessed great illusory power (māyā) (having great illusion, greatly illusory, very deceptive)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmāya
mahāmāya - having great power of illusion (māyā), greatly deceptive, skilled in magic
Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'māyā' (illusion, magic)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+māyā)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • māyā – illusion, magic, supernatural power, trick, artifice
    noun (feminine)
    From root mā (to measure, form, create)
    Root: mā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with Vṛtraḥ.
महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - and immense strength (greatly powerful, having great strength)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala
mahābala - greatly strong, mighty, powerful
Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'bala' (strength)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • bala – strength, power, might, force
    noun (neuter)
    Root: bal (class 1)
Note: Agrees with Vṛtraḥ.
मोहयामास (mohayāmāsa) - bewildered (he deluded, he bewildered, he caused confusion)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of mohayāmāsa
Periphrastic Perfect (causative)
Root muh (4th class), causative 'mohayā' + auxiliary 'āmāsa' (perfect of as 'to be').
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Periphrastic Perfect of the causative stem `mohayā-`.
देवेन्द्रम् (devendram) - Devendra (Indra) (Indra, the lord of the gods)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of devendra
devendra - Indra, chief of the gods
Compound of 'deva' (god) and 'indra' (Indra)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+indra)
  • deva – god, deity, divine
    noun (masculine)
    Root: div (class 4)
  • indra – Indra (name of the chief Vedic deity)
    proper noun (masculine)
मायायुद्धेन (māyāyuddhena) - with magical warfare (by illusory warfare, by magic fight)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of māyāyuddha
māyāyuddha - battle fought with illusion or magic, illusory warfare
Compound of 'māyā' (illusion) and 'yuddha' (battle)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+yuddha)
  • māyā – illusion, magic, supernatural power, trick, artifice
    noun (feminine)
    From root mā (to measure, form, create)
    Root: mā (class 3)
  • yuddha – battle, fight, war, combat
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle (from yudh) used as a noun
    From root yudh (to fight)
    Root: yudh (class 4)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides, in all directions, everywhere)
(indeclinable)
From 'sarva' (all) with suffix '-tas'