महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-128

येन तत्त्रिपुरं दग्ध्वा क्षणाद्भस्मीकृतं पुरा ।
शरेणैकेन गोविन्द महादेवेन लीलया ॥१२८॥

128. yena tattripuraṁ dagdhvā kṣaṇādbhasmīkṛtaṁ purā ,
śareṇaikena govinda mahādevena līlayā.

128. yena tat tripuram dagdhvā kṣaṇāt bhasmīkṛtam
purā śareṇa ekena govinda mahādevena līlayā

128. govinda yena mahādevena ekena śareṇa purā tat
tripuram dagdhvā kṣaṇāt bhasmīkṛtam līlayā

128. O Govinda, that Triple City was formerly burned down and reduced to ashes in a moment by Mahādeva, who used a single arrow playfully.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by whom (referring to Mahādeva) (by whom, by which)

• तत् (tat) - that (Triple City) (that, by that)

• त्रिपुरम् (tripuram) - the legendary Triple City (the Triple City, the three cities)

• दग्ध्वा (dagdhvā) - having burned (the city) (having burned, after burning)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in a moment (from a moment, in a moment, instantly)

• भस्मीकृतम् (bhasmīkṛtam) - reduced to ashes (the city) (turned to ashes, reduced to ashes)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in ancient times, before)

• शरेण (śareṇa) - by an arrow

• एकेन (ekena) - by a single (arrow) (by one, by a single)

• गोविन्द (govinda) - O Govinda (addressing Kṛṣṇa) (O Govinda (epithet of Kṛṣṇa))

• महादेवेन (mahādevena) - by Mahādeva (Śiva) (by Mahādeva, by the great god (Śiva))

• लीलया (līlayā) - playfully, with ease (playfully, sportively, with ease)

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by whom (referring to Mahādeva) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

तत् (tat) - that (Triple City) (that, by that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Can also be accusative neuter. Here it refers to 'tripuram' which is also neuter, accusative/nominative.

त्रिपुरम् (tripuram) - the legendary Triple City (the Triple City, the three cities)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tripura

tripura - the three cities; a demon's city

Compound type : Dvigu (tri+pura)

• tri – three
  numeral
• pura – city, town, fort
  noun (neuter)

दग्ध्वा (dagdhvā) - having burned (the city) (having burned, after burning)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with suffix -ktvā

Root: dah (class 1)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in a moment (from a moment, in a moment, instantly)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure

Note: Functions adverbially here.

भस्मीकृतम् (bhasmīkṛtam) - reduced to ashes (the city) (turned to ashes, reduced to ashes)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhasmīkṛta

bhasmīkṛta - reduced to ashes

past passive participle

from bhasman + kṛ (to make) with -ī affix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agreement with 'tripuram'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in ancient times, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

शरेण (śareṇa) - by an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

एकेन (ekena) - by a single (arrow) (by one, by a single)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone

Note: Agreement with 'śareṇa'.

गोविन्द (govinda) - O Govinda (addressing Kṛṣṇa) (O Govinda (epithet of Kṛṣṇa))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of govinda

govinda - cow-finder, cow-protector; an epithet of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu

महादेवेन (mahādevena) - by Mahādeva (Śiva) (by Mahādeva, by the great god (Śiva))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - the great god, a name of Śiva

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the action.

लीलया (līlayā) - playfully, with ease (playfully, sportively, with ease)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, ease, grace

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating the manner of action.