महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-3

देवासुराः पुरा यत्ता विनिघ्नन्तः परस्परम् ।
तत्राजयन्सदा देवान्दानवा घोररूपिणः ॥३॥

3. devāsurāḥ purā yattā vinighnantaḥ parasparam ,
tatrājayansadā devāndānavā ghorarūpiṇaḥ.

3. deva-asurāḥ purā yattāḥ vinighnantaḥ parasparam
tatra ajayan sadā devān dānavāḥ ghora-rūpiṇaḥ

3. In ancient times, when devas and asuras were engaged, striking each other, the terrifying dānavas always defeated the devas.

Words meanings summery:

• देव-असुराः (deva-asurāḥ) - gods and demons (devas and asuras)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - prepared, engaged, striving

• विनिघ्नन्तः (vinighnantaḥ) - striking down, killing, hurting

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that case

• अजयन् (ajayan) - they conquered, they defeated

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• देवान् (devān) - the gods (accusative plural)

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - the dānavas (a class of demons)

• घोर-रूपिणः (ghora-rūpiṇaḥ) - of terrifying form/appearance

Words meanings and morphology

देव-असुराः (deva-asurāḥ) - gods and demons (devas and asuras)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva-asura

deva-asura - gods and demons

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• asura – demon, titan
  noun (masculine)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - prepared, engaged, striving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yatta

yatta - prepared, engaged, striving, exerted, attentive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yat (to strive, exert)

Root: yat (class 1)

विनिघ्नन्तः (vinighnantaḥ) - striking down, killing, hurting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinighnat

vinighnat - striking down, killing, hurting

Present Active Participle

Root han (to strike, kill) with prefix vi + ni, present participle

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal; each other, mutually

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that case

(indeclinable)

अजयन् (ajayan) - they conquered, they defeated

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Root ji (to conquer), imperfect tense, third person plural

Root: ji (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

देवान् (devān) - the gods (accusative plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - the dānavas (a class of demons)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a Dānava (descendant of Danu, a class of demons)

Derived from Danu (mother of a race of demons)

घोर-रूपिणः (ghora-rūpiṇaḥ) - of terrifying form/appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora-rūpin

ghora-rūpin - having a terrible or fearful form/shape

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, frightful, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)