महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-49, verse-17

महेन्द्रशत्रवो येन हिरण्यपुरवासिनः ।
अक्ष्णोर्निमेषमात्रेण पौलोमाः सगणा हताः ॥१७॥

17. mahendraśatravo yena hiraṇyapuravāsinaḥ ,
akṣṇornimeṣamātreṇa paulomāḥ sagaṇā hatāḥ.

17. mahendraśatravaḥ yena hiraṇyapuravāsinaḥ
akṣṇoḥ nimeṣamātreṇa paulomāḥ sagaṇāḥ hatāḥ

17. yena mahendraśatravaḥ hiraṇyapuravāsinaḥ
paulomāḥ sagaṇāḥ akṣṇoḥ nimeṣamātreṇa hatāḥ

17. By whom the enemies of Indra (Mahendra), the Paulomas, who resided in Hiraṇyapura, were slain along with their hosts in the mere twinkling of an eye.

Words meanings summery:

• महेन्द्रशत्रवः (mahendraśatravaḥ) - enemies of Mahendra, enemies of Indra

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• हिरण्यपुरवासिनः (hiraṇyapuravāsinaḥ) - residents of Hiraṇyapura

• अक्ष्णोः (akṣṇoḥ) - of the eyes

• निमेषमात्रेण (nimeṣamātreṇa) - by a mere twinkling, in an instant

• पौलोमाः (paulomāḥ) - the Paulomas (a class of Daityas)

• सगणाः (sagaṇāḥ) - with their hosts, with their followers

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain

Words meanings and morphology

महेन्द्रशत्रवः (mahendraśatravaḥ) - enemies of Mahendra, enemies of Indra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahendraśatru

mahendraśatru - enemy of Mahendra (Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahendra+śatru)

• mahendra – great Indra, a name for Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• śatru – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to the agent of killing.

हिरण्यपुरवासिनः (hiraṇyapuravāsinaḥ) - residents of Hiraṇyapura

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hiraṇyapuravāsin

hiraṇyapuravāsin - resident of Hiraṇyapura

Formed from hiraṇyapura + vāsin (dweller).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hiraṇyapura+vāsin)

• hiraṇyapura – golden city (a mythical city)
  proper noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, resident
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'mahendraśatravaḥ' and 'paulomāḥ'.

अक्ष्णोः (akṣṇoḥ) - of the eyes

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of akṣi

akṣi - eye

Note: Governs 'nimeṣamātreṇa'.

निमेषमात्रेण (nimeṣamātreṇa) - by a mere twinkling, in an instant

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣamātra

nimeṣamātra - mere twinkling, just a moment

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimeṣa+mātra)

• nimeṣa – twinkling, winking
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun from ni-miṣ.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 4)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the duration of the action.

पौलोमाः (paulomāḥ) - the Paulomas (a class of Daityas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pauloma

pauloma - offspring of Puloman, name of a class of Daityas

Patronymic from Puloman.

Note: Subject of the sentence along with 'mahendraśatravaḥ' and 'hiraṇyapuravāsinaḥ'.

सगणाः (sagaṇāḥ) - with their hosts, with their followers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sagaṇa

sagaṇa - accompanied by a retinue/host, with followers

Formed with prefix sa- (with) and gaṇa (host/troop).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+gaṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• gaṇa – host, troop, multitude, retinue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'paulomāḥ'.

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicative participle, functioning as the main verb in a passive construction.