महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-237, verse-3

मायाधिकास्त्वयुध्यन्त यदा शूरा वियद्गताः ।
तदा नो नसमं युद्धमभवत्सह खेचरैः ॥३॥

3. māyādhikāstvayudhyanta yadā śūrā viyadgatāḥ ,
tadā no nasamaṁ yuddhamabhavatsaha khecaraiḥ.

3. māyādhikāḥ tu ayudhyanta yadā śūrāḥ viyadgatāḥ
tadā naḥ na samam yuddham abhavat saha khecaraiḥ

3. When those heroes, who were superior in illusion (māyā) and had taken to the sky, fought, then our battle with those sky-dwellers (khecara) was not an equal one.

Words meanings summery:

• मायाधिकाः (māyādhikāḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas' supernatural abilities (superior in illusion, having more magical powers)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - Refers to the Gandharvas (they fought)

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas (heroes, brave men)

• वियद्गताः (viyadgatāḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas' aerial combat ability (gone into the sky, flying, sky-going)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• नः (naḥ) - Referring to Duryodhana and his brothers (to us, our)

• न (na) - not, no

• समम् (samam) - The battle was not a fair one (equal, fair, even)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - Refers to the fight with the Gandharvas (battle, fight, war)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - The battle was not equal (it happened, it was, it occurred)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• खेचरैः (khecaraiḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas (with sky-dwellers, with those who move in the sky)

Words meanings and morphology

मायाधिकाः (māyādhikāḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas' supernatural abilities (superior in illusion, having more magical powers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māyādhika

māyādhika - superior in māyā, rich in illusion, having more magical power

Compound type : tatpurusha (māyā+adhika)

• māyā – illusion (māyā), magic, artifice, trick
  noun (feminine)
• adhika – more, excessive, superior, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: adh (class 2)

Note: Refers to Gandharvas.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - Refers to the Gandharvas (they fought)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of yudh

Imperfect Tense

Derived from root yudh, 3rd person plural middle (ātmanepada)

Root: yudh (class 4)

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas (heroes, brave men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave man

Root: śūr (class 1)

वियद्गताः (viyadgatāḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas' aerial combat ability (gone into the sky, flying, sky-going)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viyadgata

viyadgata - gone to the sky, moving in the air, flying

Compound type : tatpurusha (viyat+gata)

• viyat – sky, air, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root añc with vi, meaning 'that which extends apart' (sky).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añc (class 1)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - Referring to Duryodhana and his brothers (to us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of vayam

vayam - we

Note: Also used as genitive plural.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

समम् (samam) - The battle was not a fair one (equal, fair, even)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, even, fair

Note: Agrees with yuddham.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - Refers to the fight with the Gandharvas (battle, fight, war)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, combat, war

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

अभवत् (abhavat) - The battle was not equal (it happened, it was, it occurred)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Tense

Derived from root bhū, 3rd person singular active

Root: bhū (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case.

खेचरैः (khecaraiḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas (with sky-dwellers, with those who move in the sky)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khecara

khecara - sky-dweller, flying, celestial being (Gandharva)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+cara)

• kha – sky, space, ether, air
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, dwelling, a wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root car (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)