महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-45, verse-26

येन पूर्वं महात्मानः खनमाना रसातलम् ।
दर्शनादेव निहताः सगरस्यात्मजा विभो ॥२६॥

26. yena pūrvaṁ mahātmānaḥ khanamānā rasātalam ,
darśanādeva nihatāḥ sagarasyātmajā vibho.

26. yena pūrvam mahātmānaḥ khanamānāḥ rasātalam
darśanāt eva nihatāḥ sagarasya ātmajāḥ vibho

26. O Lord, by whom the great-souled (mahātmānaḥ) sons (ātmajāḥ) of Sagara, while digging into the netherworld, were formerly destroyed merely by a glance.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, magnanimous ones

• खनमानाः (khanamānāḥ) - digging, excavating

• रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to the netherworld, to the lowest region

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from the sight, by seeing

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, merely

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, destroyed, slain

• सगरस्य (sagarasya) - of Sagara

• आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - sons, offspring

• विभो (vibho) - O Lord, O mighty one

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, what

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, magnanimous ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, magnanimous one, noble-minded person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul, Supreme Spirit
  noun (masculine)

खनमानाः (khanamānāḥ) - digging, excavating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khanat

khanat - digging, excavating (present participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root khan (to dig) with śānac suffix, used in ātmanepada

Root: khan (class 1)

रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to the netherworld, to the lowest region

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - netherworld, the lowest of the seven nether regions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasā+tala)

• rasā – earth, fluid, juice
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, bottom, flat part, region
  noun (neuter)

दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from the sight, by seeing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - sight, vision, seeing, doctrine

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, merely

(indeclinable)

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, destroyed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, destroyed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Prefix ni- + root han (to strike, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

सगरस्य (sagarasya) - of Sagara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sagara

sagara - Sagara (a mythical king of the solar dynasty, father of 60,000 sons)

आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - sons, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, offspring, born of oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

विभो (vibho) - O Lord, O mighty one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, Lord, master