महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-103, verse-8

ते वध्यमानास्त्रिदशैर्महात्मभिर्महाबलैर्वेगिभिरुन्नदद्भिः ।
न सेहिरे वेगवतां महात्मनां वेगं तदा धारयितुं दिवौकसाम् ॥८॥

8. te vadhyamānāstridaśairmahātmabhi;rmahābalairvegibhirunnadadbhiḥ ,
na sehire vegavatāṁ mahātmanāṁ; vegaṁ tadā dhārayituṁ divaukasām.

8. te vadhyamānāḥ tridaśaiḥ mahātmabhiḥ
mahābalaiḥ vegibhiḥ unnadadbhiḥ
na sehire vegavatām mahātmanām
vegam tadā dhārayitum divaukasām

8. Being struck down by the great-souled, exceedingly powerful, swift, and roaring gods, those Dānavas then could not withstand the might of the swift and noble dwellers of heaven (divaukasām).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the Dānavas (those, they)

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain, being killed

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

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great-souled ones, by the noble ones

• महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by the greatly powerful ones, by those with great strength

• वेगिभिः (vegibhiḥ) - by the swift ones, by the impetuous ones

• उन्नदद्भिः (unnadadbhiḥ) - by the roaring ones, by those who were shouting loudly

• न (na) - not, no

• सेहिरे (sehire) - they could bear, they endured

• वेगवताम् (vegavatām) - of the swift ones, of the powerful ones

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones

• वेगम् (vegam) - the speed, the impetuosity, the force, the might

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to bear, to sustain, to withstand

• दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the dwellers of heaven, of the gods

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.

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain, being killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being slain

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to kill), passive voice, with suffix -māna.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies te (Dānavas).

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - god, deity (literally 'having thirty stages/years of life')

Note: Agent of vadhyamānāḥ.

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great-souled ones, by the noble ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (mahā: great, ātman: soul/self)

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies tridaśaiḥ.

महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by the greatly powerful ones, by those with great strength

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty (mahā: great, bala: strength)

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies tridaśaiḥ.

वेगिभिः (vegibhiḥ) - by the swift ones, by the impetuous ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vegin

vegin - swift, impetuous, quick

Derived from vega (speed) with suffix -in.

Note: Qualifies tridaśaiḥ.

उन्नदद्भिः (unnadadbhiḥ) - by the roaring ones, by those who were shouting loudly

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of unnadat

unnadat - roaring, shouting loudly

Present Active Participle

From ut-nad + śatṛ.

Prefix: ut

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tridaśaiḥ.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

Note: Negates sehire.

सेहिरे (sehire) - they could bear, they endured

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of sah

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Reduplicated perfect.

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Subject is te (Dānavas).

वेगवताम् (vegavatām) - of the swift ones, of the powerful ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vegavat

vegavat - swift, quick, powerful

Possessive suffix -vat from vega (speed).

Note: Qualifies divaukasām.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (mahā: great, ātman: soul/self)

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies divaukasām.

वेगम् (vegam) - the speed, the impetuosity, the force, the might

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

From root vij (to move rapidly).

Root: vij (class 3)

Note: Object of dhārayitum.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb derived from tad.

धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to bear, to sustain, to withstand

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the causative of root dhṛ.

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

Note: Used with sehire.

दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the dwellers of heaven, of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - dweller of heaven, god (div: heaven, okas: dwelling)

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, abode, home
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive of vegam.