महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-3

आसन्कृतयुगे घोरा दानवा युद्धदुर्मदाः ।
कालेया इति विख्याता गणाः परमदारुणाः ॥३॥

3. āsankṛtayuge ghorā dānavā yuddhadurmadāḥ ,
kāleyā iti vikhyātā gaṇāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ.

3. āsan kṛtayuge ghorāḥ dānavāḥ yuddhadurmadāḥ
kāleyāḥ iti vikhyātāḥ gaṇāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ

3. In the Kṛta Yuga, there were terrible Daityas (dānava) who were arrogantly intoxicated with battle. They were known as the Kāleyas, exceedingly cruel groups.

Words meanings summery:

• आसन् (āsan) - there were, they were

• कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Krita Yuga, in the golden age

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Daityas (a class of demons), sons of Danu

• युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - arrogantly intoxicated with battle, battle-frenzied

• कालेयाः (kāleyāḥ) - Kaleyas (a specific group of Daityas)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, known as

• विख्याताः (vikhyātāḥ) - renowned, famous, known

• गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups, hosts, hordes

• परमदारुणाः (paramadāruṇāḥ) - exceedingly fierce, very cruel

Words meanings and morphology

आसन् (āsan) - there were, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Krita Yuga, in the golden age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtayuga

kṛtayuga - Krita Yuga (the first of the four yugas, golden age)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛta+yuga)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yuga – age, epoch, yuga
  noun (masculine)

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, awful

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Daityas (a class of demons), sons of Danu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - Daitya, demon (son of Danu)

युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - arrogantly intoxicated with battle, battle-frenzied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuddhadurmada

yuddhadurmada - arrogantly intoxicated with battle, battle-frenzied

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+durmada)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• durmada – difficult to be intoxicated, arrogant, furious
  adjective

कालेयाः (kāleyāḥ) - Kaleyas (a specific group of Daityas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāleya

kāleya - Kaleya (a class of demons, sons of Kāla or Kali)

इति (iti) - thus, so, known as

(indeclinable)

विख्याताः (vikhyātāḥ) - renowned, famous, known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - renowned, famous, known, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

from vi- + √khyā (to be known)

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups, hosts, hordes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - group, host, horde, multitude

परमदारुणाः (paramadāruṇāḥ) - exceedingly fierce, very cruel

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramadāruṇa

paramadāruṇa - exceedingly fierce, very cruel, most dreadful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+dāruṇa)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, excellent
  adjective
• dāruṇa – fierce, cruel, dreadful
  adjective