महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-68

प्रायः शरैर्विनिहता महासेनेन धीमता ।
शेषा दैत्यगणा घोरा भीतास्त्रस्ता दुरासदैः ।
स्कन्दस्य पार्षदैर्हत्वा भक्षिताः शतसंघशः ॥६८॥

68. prāyaḥ śarairvinihatā mahāsenena dhīmatā ,
śeṣā daityagaṇā ghorā bhītāstrastā durāsadaiḥ ,
skandasya pārṣadairhatvā bhakṣitāḥ śatasaṁghaśaḥ.

68. prāyaḥ śaraiḥ vinihatā mahāsenena
dhīmatā śeṣā daityagaṇā ghorā bhītāḥ
trastāḥ durāsadaiḥ skandasya
pārṣadaiḥ hatvā bhakṣitāḥ śatasaṅghaśaḥ

68. Most of them were struck down by the arrows of the wise Mahasena (Skanda). The remaining terrible hosts of demons, frightened and terrified, were then killed and devoured in massive numbers by Skanda's formidable attendants.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly, generally, almost, for the most part

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• विनिहता (vinihatā) - killed (referring to the demon hosts) (struck down, killed)

• महासेनेन (mahāsenena) - by Skanda (Kartikeya) (by Mahasena, by the one with a great army)

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise, by the intelligent

• शेषा (śeṣā) - the remaining demons (remaining, left over)

• दैत्यगणा (daityagaṇā) - hosts of demons, groups of demons

• घोरा (ghorā) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified

• त्रस्ताः (trastāḥ) - terrified, frightened, alarmed

• दुरासदैः (durāsadaiḥ) - by Skanda's formidable attendants (by the formidable, by the difficult to approach)

• स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

• पार्षदैः (pārṣadaiḥ) - by Skanda's divine attendants (by attendants, by companions)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

• भक्षिताः (bhakṣitāḥ) - devoured, eaten

• शतसङ्घशः (śatasaṅghaśaḥ) - in hundreds of multitudes, by multitudes of hundreds, in massive numbers

Words meanings and morphology

प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly, generally, almost, for the most part

(indeclinable)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

विनिहता (vinihatā) - killed (referring to the demon hosts) (struck down, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinihata

vinihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefixes vi- and ni- and suffix -ta.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Grammatically appears as feminine singular nominative or masculine plural nominative (with implied visarga), here interpreted as masculine plural nominative to agree with 'daityagaṇā' (hosts of demons).

महासेनेन (mahāsenena) - by Skanda (Kartikeya) (by Mahasena, by the one with a great army)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahāsena

mahāsena - having a great army, a name of Skanda/Kartikeya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+senā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise, by the intelligent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, clever, thoughtful

Derived from dhī (intellect) with suffix -mat (possessive).

Note: Agrees with 'mahāsenena'.

शेषा (śeṣā) - the remaining demons (remaining, left over)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, rest, remaining

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Appears as masculine plural nominative (with implied visarga) to agree with 'daityagaṇā'.

दैत्यगणा (daityagaṇā) - hosts of demons, groups of demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daityagaṇa

daityagaṇa - host of demons, group of Daityas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daitya+gaṇa)

• daitya – demon, offspring of Diti
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, troop
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appears as masculine plural nominative (with implied visarga).

घोरा (ghorā) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, frightful

Note: Appears as masculine plural nominative (with implied visarga) to agree with 'daityagaṇā'.

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, terrified, afraid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root bhī (to fear) with suffix -ta.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'daityagaṇā' (hosts of demons).

त्रस्ताः (trastāḥ) - terrified, frightened, alarmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of trasta

trasta - terrified, frightened, alarmed, trembling

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root tras (to tremble, fear) with suffix -ta.

Root: tras (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'daityagaṇā' (hosts of demons).

दुरासदैः (durāsadaiḥ) - by Skanda's formidable attendants (by the formidable, by the difficult to approach)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach, formidable, unassailable

Compound of dur- (difficult) and āsada (approachable).

Prefix: dur

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pārṣadaiḥ'.

स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (name of Kartikeya), attacker

पार्षदैः (pārṣadaiḥ) - by Skanda's divine attendants (by attendants, by companions)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pārṣada

pārṣada - attendant, companion, member of an assembly, divine attendant

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from verb root han (to strike, kill) with suffix -tvā.

Root: han (class 2)

भक्षिताः (bhakṣitāḥ) - devoured, eaten

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakṣita

bhakṣita - eaten, devoured, consumed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root bhakṣ (to eat, devour) with suffix -ita.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'daityagaṇā' (hosts of demons).

शतसङ्घशः (śatasaṅghaśaḥ) - in hundreds of multitudes, by multitudes of hundreds, in massive numbers

(indeclinable)

Derived from śatasaṅgha (multitude of hundreds) with suffix -śas.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatasaṅgha) (śata+saṅgha)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• saṅgha – multitude, host, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate quantity.