महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-140, verse-10

बलिस्तु यजते यज्ञमश्वमेधं महीं गतः ।
येऽन्ये स्वस्था महीस्थाश्च ते न दग्धा महासुराः ॥१०॥

10. balistu yajate yajñamaśvamedhaṁ mahīṁ gataḥ ,
ye'nye svasthā mahīsthāśca te na dagdhā mahāsurāḥ.

10. baliḥ tu yajate yajñam aśvamedham mahīm gataḥ ye
anye svasthāḥ mahīsthāḥ ca te na dagdhāḥ mahāsurāḥ

10. baliḥ tu mahīm gataḥ aśvamedham yajñam yajate ye
anye svasthāḥ ca mahīsthāḥ te mahāsurāḥ na dagdhāḥ

10. King Bali, having descended to earth, performed the great horse (aśvamedha) Vedic ritual (yajña). However, those other great asuras who were still on earth and well-situated were not destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (a demon king)

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• यजते (yajate) - he performs

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the Vedic ritual

• अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - the horse (aśvamedha) Vedic ritual

• महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, having gone, reached

• ये (ye) - those who

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• स्वस्थाः (svasthāḥ) - well-situated, at ease, safe

• महीस्थाः (mahīsthāḥ) - situated on earth, earth-dwellers

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - they

• न (na) - not

• दग्धाः (dagdhāḥ) - burnt, destroyed

• महासुराः (mahāsurāḥ) - great asuras (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (a demon king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a demon king), offering, tribute

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

यजते (yajate) - he performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the Vedic ritual

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - the horse (aśvamedha) Vedic ritual

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse sacrifice, a specific Vedic ritual (yajña)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – sacrifice, fat, marrow
  noun (masculine)

महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, having gone, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what

अन्ये (anye) - others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

स्वस्थाः (svasthāḥ) - well-situated, at ease, safe

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svastha

svastha - well-situated, healthy, at ease, self-reliant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+stha)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

महीस्थाः (mahīsthāḥ) - situated on earth, earth-dwellers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahīstha

mahīstha - earth-dweller, situated on earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+stha)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

दग्धाः (dagdhāḥ) - burnt, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

महासुराः (mahāsurāḥ) - great asuras (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāsura

mahāsura - great demon, powerful asura

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• asura – demon, asura, non-god
  noun (masculine)