महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-239, verse-19

ते स्वपक्षक्षयं तं तु ज्ञात्वा दुर्योधनस्य वै ।
आह्वानाय तदा चक्रुः कर्म वैतानसंभवम् ॥१९॥

19. te svapakṣakṣayaṁ taṁ tu jñātvā duryodhanasya vai ,
āhvānāya tadā cakruḥ karma vaitānasaṁbhavam.

19. te svapakṣakṣayam tam tu jñātvā duryodhanasya
vai āhvānāya tadā cakruḥ karma vaitānasaṃbhavam

19. Indeed, having then understood the destruction of their own faction that was impending for Duryodhana, they performed a Vedic ritual (yajña) for the purpose of invoking aid.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the Daityas and Danavas mentioned in the previous verse (they)

• स्वपक्षक्षयम् (svapakṣakṣayam) - the impending destruction or downfall of their own (demonic) faction (destruction of one's own side/faction)

• तम् (tam) - that (specific) (that)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the knowledge) (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (the impending destruction of their faction related to Duryodhana) (having known, having understood)

• दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - related to Duryodhana, concerning Duryodhana (of Duryodhana)

• वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, verily)

• आह्वानाय (āhvānāya) - for the purpose of invoking (aid or other beings) (for invoking, for calling)

• तदा (tadā) - then (consequential to their understanding) (then, at that time)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed (the ritual) (they did, they made, they performed)

• कर्म (karma) - a ritual (yajña) (action, deed, ritual, work)

• वैतानसंभवम् (vaitānasaṁbhavam) - a ritual (yajña) connected with the sacred fires of the Vedic tradition (born of the sacred fire, related to Vedic ritual)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - the Daityas and Danavas mentioned in the previous verse (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to daiteyadānavāḥ.

स्वपक्षक्षयम् (svapakṣakṣayam) - the impending destruction or downfall of their own (demonic) faction (destruction of one's own side/faction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svapakṣakṣaya

svapakṣakṣaya - destruction of one's own side/party, ruin of one's own people

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+pakṣa+kṣaya)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• pakṣa – side, party, faction, wing
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, ruin, decay, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kṣi (to destroy, decay)
  Root: √kṣi (क्षि) (class 5)

तम् (tam) - that (specific) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the knowledge) (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (the impending destruction of their faction related to Duryodhana) (having known, having understood)

(indeclinable)

absolutives (gerund)

formed from root √jñā + suffix ktvā

Root: √jñā (ज्ञा) (class 9)

दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - related to Duryodhana, concerning Duryodhana (of Duryodhana)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava)

Note: Adjective to svapakṣakṣayam, implying 'the destruction of their side concerning Duryodhana'.

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

आह्वानाय (āhvānāya) - for the purpose of invoking (aid or other beings) (for invoking, for calling)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of āhvāna

āhvāna - calling, invocation, challenge

From root √hvā (to call) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: √hvā (ह्वा) (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (consequential to their understanding) (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From tad + dā suffix.

Note: Adverb of time.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed (the ritual) (they did, they made, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √kṛ

perfect active 3rd plural

Root √kṛ in perfect tense.

Root: √kṛ (कृ) (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - a ritual (yajña) (action, deed, ritual, work)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

From root √kṛ (to do).

Root: √kṛ (कृ) (class 8)

Note: Refers to a ritual action.

वैतानसंभवम् (vaitānasaṁbhavam) - a ritual (yajña) connected with the sacred fires of the Vedic tradition (born of the sacred fire, related to Vedic ritual)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaitānasaṃbhava

vaitānasaṁbhava - produced from the Vedic fires, relating to a Vedic ritual

From vitāna (Vedic fire, expansion of sacrifice) + saṃbhava (born from).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaitāna+saṃbhava)

• vaitāna – relating to the sacred fires, Vedic ritual
  adjective (neuter)
  From vitāna (sacred fires, ritual) + aṇ
• saṃbhava – origin, birth, produced from
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + √bhū (to be, arise)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √bhū (भू) (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, qualifies karma.