महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-3, verse-7

यज्ञैरेव महात्मानो बभूवुरधिकाः सुराः ।
ततो देवाः क्रियावन्तो दानवानभ्यधर्षयन् ॥७॥

7. yajñaireva mahātmāno babhūvuradhikāḥ surāḥ ,
tato devāḥ kriyāvanto dānavānabhyadharṣayan.

7. yajñaiḥ eva mahātmānaḥ babhūvuḥ adhikāḥ surāḥ
tataḥ devāḥ kriyāvantaḥ dānavān abhi adharṣayan

7. mahātmānaḥ surāḥ yajñaiḥ eva adhikāḥ babhūvuḥ
tataḥ kriyāvantaḥ devāḥ dānavān abhi adharṣayan

7. It was by (Vedic rituals) yajñas alone that the great-souled devas (sura) became superior. Subsequently, these devas (sura), being diligent performers of ritual actions, overcame the Dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by (Vedic rituals) yajñas

• एव (eva) - alone, only

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

• अधिकाः (adhikāḥ) - superior, greater, more powerful

• सुराः (surāḥ) - devas, gods

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• देवाः (devāḥ) - devas, gods

• क्रियावन्तः (kriyāvantaḥ) - endowed with actions, active, ritualistic performers

• दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas (a class of demons)

• अभि (abhi) - towards, against

• अधर्षयन् (adharṣayan) - they attacked, they overcame

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by (Vedic rituals) yajñas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - a Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

एव (eva) - alone, only

(indeclinable)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; a great personality

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अधिकाः (adhikāḥ) - superior, greater, more powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhika

adhika - more, much, abundant, superior, additional

सुराः (surāḥ) - devas, gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - a god, deity, divine being

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - devas, gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - a god, deity, divine being

क्रियावन्तः (kriyāvantaḥ) - endowed with actions, active, ritualistic performers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kriyāvat

kriyāvat - endowed with action, active, ritualistic

Derived with the possessive suffix -vat

दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas (a class of demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a class of mythological beings, sons of Danu, often regarded as demons or opponents of the gods

Patronymic from Danu

अभि (abhi) - towards, against

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a preverb (upasarga) with the following verb.

अधर्षयन् (adharṣayan) - they attacked, they overcame

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dhṛṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)