महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-23, verse-8

एवं दश दिशः सर्वास्तिर्यगूर्ध्वं च भारत ।
नादयामासुरसुरास्ते चापि निहता मया ॥८॥

8. evaṁ daśa diśaḥ sarvāstiryagūrdhvaṁ ca bhārata ,
nādayāmāsurasurāste cāpi nihatā mayā.

8. evam daśa diśaḥ sarvāḥ tiryak ūrdhvam ca bhārata
nādayāmāsuḥ asurāḥ te ca api nihatāḥ mayā

8. Thus, O Bhārata, the asuras caused all ten directions, both horizontally and upwards, to resound. And they, too, were struck down by me.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• दश (daśa) - ten

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every, whole

• तिर्यक् (tiryak) - horizontally, obliquely, across

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, aloft

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

• नादयामासुः (nādayāmāsuḥ) - they made to sound, they roared through

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, anti-gods

• ते (te) - they, those

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - struck down, killed, slain

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

दश (daśa) - ten

(indeclinable)

Cardinal number

Note: Behaves like an adjective here

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'diśaḥ'

तिर्यक् (tiryak) - horizontally, obliquely, across

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, aloft

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, Indian, warrior

Note: Addressing a member of the Bharata lineage, typically Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira

नादयामासुः (nādayāmāsuḥ) - they made to sound, they roared through

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nad

Causative Perfect

Derived from root 'nad' (1st class) in causative (ṇij) and then perfect form.

Root: nad (class 1)

असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, anti-gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, anti-god, mighty spirit

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'asurāḥ'

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - struck down, killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' with upasarga 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'te' (referring to 'asurāḥ')

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I