महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-5

वध्यमानास्ततो लोकाः सागरैर्मन्दबुद्धिभिः ।
ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मुः सहिताः सर्वदैवतैः ॥५॥

5. vadhyamānāstato lokāḥ sāgarairmandabuddhibhiḥ ,
brahmāṇaṁ śaraṇaṁ jagmuḥ sahitāḥ sarvadaivataiḥ.

5. vadhyamānāḥ tataḥ lokāḥ sāgaraiḥ mandabuddhibhiḥ
brahmāṇam śaraṇam jagmuḥ sahitāḥ sarvadaivataiḥ

5. Then, the worlds, being tormented by the foolish Sagara's sons, sought refuge with Brahmā, accompanied by all the deities.

Words meanings summery:

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being tormented, being harassed, being killed

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

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - The inhabitants of the various worlds. (the worlds, the people)

• सागरैः (sāgaraiḥ) - Specifically referring to the sixty thousand sons of King Sagara. (by Sagara's sons, by the Sāgaras)

• मन्दबुद्धिभिः (mandabuddhibhiḥ) - by those of dull intellect, by the foolish ones

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to Brahmā (the creator god)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they approached

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, joined, together

• सर्वदैवतैः (sarvadaivataiḥ) - with all the gods/deities

Words meanings and morphology

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being tormented, being harassed, being killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being slain, being harassed

Present Passive Participle

From √vadh (to kill, strike, harass) with passive stem formation (vadhyate) and present participle suffix (-māna). Masculine plural nominative.

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'lokāḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverbial suffix -tas.

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - The inhabitants of the various worlds. (the worlds, the people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jagmuḥ'.

सागरैः (sāgaraiḥ) - Specifically referring to the sixty thousand sons of King Sagara. (by Sagara's sons, by the Sāgaras)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāgara

sāgara - relating to Sagara, a descendant of Sagara, a sea

Patronymic derivation from Sagara, meaning 'descendant of Sagara'.

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'vadhyamānāḥ'.

मन्दबुद्धिभिः (mandabuddhibhiḥ) - by those of dull intellect, by the foolish ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mandabuddhi

mandabuddhi - of dull intellect, foolish, ignorant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+buddhi)

• manda – dull, slow, feeble, foolish
  adjective
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From √budh (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'sāgaraiḥ'.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), prayer, sacred word

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Object of movement 'jagmuḥ'.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, home

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially with 'jagmuḥ' in the sense of 'for refuge'.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect active 3rd plural of √gam. Reduplicated root.

Root: gam (class 1)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, joined, together

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, joined with, endowed with, together

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'saha' (with) or 'sam' + √dhā (to place) in the sense of 'put together'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'lokāḥ'.

सर्वदैवतैः (sarvadaivataiḥ) - with all the gods/deities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvadaivata

sarvadaivata - all deities, all gods

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+daivata)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• daivata – deity, god, divine being
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accompanies 'sahitāḥ'.