महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-272, verse-42

असुराणां तु सर्वेषां स्मृतिलोपोऽभवन्महान् ।
प्रज्ञानाशश्च बलवान्क्षणेन समपद्यत ॥४२॥

42. asurāṇāṁ tu sarveṣāṁ smṛtilopo'bhavanmahān ,
prajñānāśaśca balavānkṣaṇena samapadyata.

42. asurāṇām tu sarveṣām smṛtilopaḥ abhavat mahān
prajñānāśaḥ ca balavān kṣaṇena samapadyata

42. tu sarveṣām asurāṇām mahān smṛtilopaḥ abhavat
ca balavān prajñānāśaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata

42. But for all the Asuras, a great loss of memory occurred, and a powerful destruction of intellect instantly took place.

Words meanings summery:

• असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the Asuras, of the demons

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• स्मृतिलोपः (smṛtilopaḥ) - loss of memory, oblivion

• अभवत् (abhavat) - occurred, became, was

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• प्रज्ञानाशः (prajñānāśaḥ) - loss of wisdom, destruction of intellect

• च (ca) - and

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong, mighty

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in an instant, in a moment

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - took place, occurred, was produced

Words meanings and morphology

असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the Asuras, of the demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asura

asura - Asura, demon, anti-god

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

particle indicating contrast or emphasis

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

स्मृतिलोपः (smṛtilopaḥ) - loss of memory, oblivion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛtilopa

smṛtilopa - loss of memory, oblivion

Compound type : tatpurusha (smṛti+lopa)

• smṛti – memory, recollection
  noun (feminine)
  from root smṛ (to remember)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)
• lopa – loss, disappearance, cutting off
  noun (masculine)
  from root lup (to break, to cut off)
  Root: lup (class 6)

अभवत् (abhavat) - occurred, became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

imperfect active

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

nominative singular masculine form of 'mahat'

प्रज्ञानाशः (prajñānāśaḥ) - loss of wisdom, destruction of intellect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajñānāśa

prajñānāśa - loss of wisdom, destruction of intellect

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajñā+nāśa)

• prajñā – wisdom, intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  from pra-jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  from root naś (to perish, to destroy)
  Root: naś (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

nominative singular masculine form of 'balavat' (possessive adjective from 'bala' + suffix -vat)

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in an instant, in a moment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, a very short time

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - took place, occurred, was produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of sampad

imperfect middle

Imperfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular; root 'pad' with prefix 'sam-'

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)