महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-269, verse-3

ततोऽभिपततां तेषामदृश्यानां दुरात्मनाम् ।
अन्तर्धानवधं तज्ज्ञश्चकार स विभीषणः ॥३॥

3. tato'bhipatatāṁ teṣāmadṛśyānāṁ durātmanām ,
antardhānavadhaṁ tajjñaścakāra sa vibhīṣaṇaḥ.

3. tataḥ abhipatatām teṣām adṛśyānām durātmanām
antardhāna-vadham tatjñaḥ cakāra saḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ

3. Then, for those evil-minded (demons) who were attacking while invisible, that expert (tajjña) Vibhīṣaṇa performed their killing by neutralizing their power of invisibility.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• अभिपतताम् (abhipatatām) - of those demons who were attacking (of those who were attacking, swooping down)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those demons (of them, those)

• अदृश्यानाम् (adṛśyānām) - of those invisible demons (of the invisible ones, of those who cannot be seen)

• दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of those evil-minded demons (of the evil-minded, of the wicked ones)

• अन्तर्धान-वधम् (antardhāna-vadham) - the killing of invisibility, the destruction of their hidden state

• तत्ज्ञः (tatjñaḥ) - expert in matters of invisibility (antardhāna) (expert in that, knowledgeable of that)

• चकार (cakāra) - did, performed, made

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अभिपतताम् (abhipatatām) - of those demons who were attacking (of those who were attacking, swooping down)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of abhipatat

abhipatat - attacking, swooping down

Present Active Participle

From root 'pat' (to fall, fly) with prefix 'abhi'. Formed with śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those demons (of them, those)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अदृश्यानाम् (adṛśyānām) - of those invisible demons (of the invisible ones, of those who cannot be seen)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, not to be seen

Gerundive/Potential Participle

Negation 'a-' + gerundive/potential participle of 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām'.

दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of those evil-minded demons (of the evil-minded, of the wicked ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious

Bahuvrīhi compound: dus (bad) + ātman (self/mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+ātman)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām'.

अन्तर्धान-वधम् (antardhāna-vadham) - the killing of invisibility, the destruction of their hidden state

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antardhāna-vadha

antardhāna-vadha - killing of invisibility; killing by means of invisibility

Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa compound: antardhāna (invisibility) + vadha (killing)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (antardhāna+vadha)

• antardhāna – invisibility, disappearance, concealment
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix 'antar' (within) + root 'dhā' (to place) + lyuṭ suffix.
  Prefix: antar
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• vadha – killing, slaying
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vadh' (to strike, kill).
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cakāra'.

तत्ज्ञः (tatjñaḥ) - expert in matters of invisibility (antardhāna) (expert in that, knowledgeable of that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatjña

tatjña - knowing that, expert in that

Tatpuruṣa compound: tad (that) + jña (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jña)

• tad – that
  pronoun
• jña – knower, expert
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root 'jñā' (to know) with 'ka' suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'vibhīṣaṇaḥ'.

चकार (cakāra) - did, performed, made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - name of Rāvaṇa's brother