महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-69, verse-49

गान्धारे युधि विक्रम्य निर्जिताः सुरसत्तमाः ।
पुरा वृत्रेण दैत्येन भिन्नदेहाः सहस्रशः ॥४९॥

49. gāndhāre yudhi vikramya nirjitāḥ surasattamāḥ ,
purā vṛtreṇa daityena bhinnadehāḥ sahasraśaḥ.

49. gāndhāre yudhi vikramya nirjitāḥ sura-sattamāḥ
purā vṛtreṇa daityena bhinna-dehāḥ sahasraśaḥ

49. purā gāndhāre yudhi vikramya sura-sattamāḥ
vṛtreṇa daityena bhinna-dehāḥ sahasraśaḥ nirjitāḥ

49. In Gāndhāra, after displaying valor in battle, the foremost of the gods (sura-sattama) were defeated (nirjitāḥ) long ago (purā) by the demon (daitya) Vṛtra, their bodies (deha) shattered (bhinna) in thousands (sahasraśaḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - in Gāndhāra (a historical region)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having displayed valor, having fought valiantly

• निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - defeated, vanquished

• सुर-सत्तमाः (sura-sattamāḥ) - the best of gods, foremost gods

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• वृत्रेण (vṛtreṇa) - by Vṛtra

• दैत्येन (daityena) - by the demon

• भिन्न-देहाः (bhinna-dehāḥ) - whose bodies were torn apart, with broken bodies

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - in Gāndhāra (a historical region)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gāndhāra

gāndhāra - the country of Gāndhāra, a Gāndhāra (person/people)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, combat, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having displayed valor, having fought valiantly

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with 'lyap' suffix (preceded by a prefix)

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - defeated, vanquished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nir-jita

jita - conquered, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'ji' with prefix 'nis'

Prefix: nis

Root: ji (class 1)

सुर-सत्तमाः (sura-sattamāḥ) - the best of gods, foremost gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura-sattama

sura-sattama - best of gods, foremost among gods

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sura+sattama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, foremost (superlative)
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'sat' (good, true)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

वृत्रेण (vṛtreṇa) - by Vṛtra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (name of a demon), obstacle, covering

Root: vṛ (class 5)

दैत्येन (daityena) - by the demon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daitya

daitya - demon (descendant of Diti), Titan

भिन्न-देहाः (bhinna-dehāḥ) - whose bodies were torn apart, with broken bodies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinna-deha

bhinna-deha - whose body is broken/torn, with shattered body

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+deha)

• bhinna – broken, torn, pierced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhid'
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• deha – body, form, physical frame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)