महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-103, verse-10

ते पूर्वं तपसा दग्धा मुनिभिर्भावितात्मभिः ।
यतमानाः परं शक्त्या त्रिदशैर्विनिषूदिताः ॥१०॥

10. te pūrvaṁ tapasā dagdhā munibhirbhāvitātmabhiḥ ,
yatamānāḥ paraṁ śaktyā tridaśairviniṣūditāḥ.

10. te pūrvam tapasā dagdhāḥ munibhiḥ bhāvitātmabhiḥ
yatamānāḥ param śaktyā tridaśaiḥ viniṣūditāḥ

10. Those Dānavas had been previously weakened by the spiritual austerities (tapas) of the sages (munibhiḥ) who possessed pure inner selves (ātman). Therefore, even while striving with great strength (śakti), they were utterly annihilated by the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the Dānavas (those, they)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• तपसा (tapasā) - by spiritual austerities (tapas) (by asceticism, by austerity, by spiritual fervor)

• दग्धाः (dagdhāḥ) - weakened (by the spiritual power of sages) (burned, consumed, weakened)

• मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by the sages, by the ascetics

• भावितात्मभिः (bhāvitātmabhiḥ) - by those sages who possessed pure inner selves (ātman) (by those whose self (ātman) is pure/cultivated, by those with a purified spirit)

• यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - striving, endeavoring, exerting oneself

• परम् (param) - greatly, supremely, highly

• शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with great strength (śakti) (by power, with strength, by energy)

• त्रिदशैः (tridaśaiḥ) - by the gods, by the divinities

• विनिषूदिताः (viniṣūditāḥ) - completely destroyed, annihilated, utterly slain

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - the Dānavas (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the Dānavas.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of pūrva.

तपसा (tapasā) - by spiritual austerities (tapas) (by asceticism, by austerity, by spiritual fervor)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, austerity, spiritual fervor, heat (tapas)

From root tap (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Means of dagdhāḥ.

दग्धाः (dagdhāḥ) - weakened (by the spiritual power of sages) (burned, consumed, weakened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dagdha

dagdha - burned, consumed, scorched, weakened

Past Passive Participle

From root dah (to burn) + kta.

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies te (Dānavas).

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by the sages, by the ascetics

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Root: man

Note: Agent of dagdhāḥ.

भावितात्मभिः (bhāvitātmabhiḥ) - by those sages who possessed pure inner selves (ātman) (by those whose self (ātman) is pure/cultivated, by those with a purified spirit)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - whose (ātman) is cultivated/purified, pure-souled (bhāvita: cultivated, ātman: soul/self)

Bahuvrīhi compound: bhāvitaḥ ātman yena te (those by whom the ātman is purified).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, developed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From bhū (causative) + kta.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies munibhiḥ.

यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - striving, endeavoring, exerting oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yatamāna

yatamāna - striving, endeavoring, exerting oneself

Present Middle Participle

From root yat (to strive) with suffix -māna.

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies te (Dānavas).

परम् (param) - greatly, supremely, highly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of parama.

Note: Modifies yatamānāḥ.

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with great strength (śakti) (by power, with strength, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, capability, creative power (śakti)

From root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Means of yatamānāḥ.

त्रिदशैः (tridaśaiḥ) - by the gods, by the divinities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - god, deity

Note: Agent of viniṣūditāḥ.

विनिषूदिताः (viniṣūditāḥ) - completely destroyed, annihilated, utterly slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viniṣūdita

viniṣūdita - completely destroyed, utterly slain

Past Passive Participle

From vi-ni-ṣūd (causative of sad) + kta.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: ṣūd (class 10)

Note: Qualifies te (Dānavas).