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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-170, verse-21

ते वध्यमाना दैतेयाः पुरमास्थाय तत्पुनः ।
खमुत्पेतुः सनगरा मायामास्थाय दानवीम् ॥२१॥
21. te vadhyamānā daiteyāḥ puramāsthāya tatpunaḥ ,
khamutpetuḥ sanagarā māyāmāsthāya dānavīm.
21. te vadhyamānāḥ daiteyāḥ puram āsthāya tat punaḥ
| kham utpetuḥ sanagarāḥ māyām āsthāya dānavīm
21. As they were being slain, those Daityas (daiteyāḥ) again took refuge in that city. Then, employing demonic illusion (māyā), they flew into the sky along with their cities.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ते (te) - those
  • वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slain
  • दैतेयाः (daiteyāḥ) - the Daityas (demons)
  • पुरम् (puram) - city, fortress
  • आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having taken up, employing
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew
  • खम् (kham) - sky, atmosphere, space
  • उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - they flew up
  • सनगराः (sanagarāḥ) - with their cities, having cities
  • मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magical power
  • आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having taken up, employing
  • दानवीम् (dānavīm) - demonic, belonging to the Danavas

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it, those
वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slain
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna
vadhyamāna - being slain, being killed
Present Passive Participle
From the root 'vadh' (to strike, to kill)
Root: vadh (class 1)
दैतेयाः (daiteyāḥ) - the Daityas (demons)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of daiteya
daiteya - a son of Diti, a demon
Derivative of Diti
पुरम् (puram) - city, fortress
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pura
pura - city, town, fortress
आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having taken up, employing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Derived from the root sthā (to stand) with the prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, that one
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew
(indeclinable)
खम् (kham) - sky, atmosphere, space
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - sky, atmosphere, space, ether
उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - they flew up
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of utpat
Derived from the root pat (to fall, to fly) with the prefix ut-
Prefix: ut
Root: pat (class 1)
सनगराः (sanagarāḥ) - with their cities, having cities
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sanagara
sanagara - with cities, accompanied by cities
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+nagara)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • nagara – city, town
    noun (neuter)
मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magical power
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magical power, trick, art, the phenomenal world
आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having taken up, employing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Derived from the root sthā (to stand) with the prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
दानवीम् (dānavīm) - demonic, belonging to the Danavas
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dānavī
dānavī - demonic, belonging to the Danavas (a class of demons)
Feminine form of Dānava