महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-143

ततः संभूय विबुधास्तान्हन्तुं कृतनिश्चयाः ।
चक्रुः शत्रुवधे यत्नं न शेकुर्जेतुमेव ते ॥१४३॥

143. tataḥ saṁbhūya vibudhāstānhantuṁ kṛtaniścayāḥ ,
cakruḥ śatruvadhe yatnaṁ na śekurjetumeva te.

143. tataḥ saṃbhūya vibudhāḥ tān hantum kṛtaniścayāḥ
cakruḥ śatruvadhye yatnam na śekuḥ jetum eva te

143. tataḥ saṃbhūya tān hantum kṛtaniścayāḥ vibudhāḥ
śatruvadhye yatnam cakruḥ te eva jetum na śekuḥ

143. Thereupon, the gods, having assembled and firmly resolved to kill those demons, made an effort to slay their enemies. Yet, they were truly unable to conquer them.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• संभूय (saṁbhūya) - having assembled, having united, having come together

• विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - The divine beings (gods, wise ones, enlightened ones)

• तान् (tān) - the demons mentioned previously (them)

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

• कृतनिश्चयाः (kṛtaniścayāḥ) - The gods who had resolved to kill the demons (having made a firm resolution, determined)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did, they made, they performed

• शत्रुवध्ये (śatruvadhye) - in the slaying of enemies, for killing enemies

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, attempt

• न (na) - not, no

• शेकुः (śekuḥ) - they were able

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win, to overcome

• एव (eva) - Emphasizing their inability to conquer (indeed, only, very, exactly)

• ते (te) - the gods (they)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'tas' suffix.

संभूय (saṁbhūya) - having assembled, having united, having come together

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Derived from prefix 'sam-' + root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with the suffix '-ya' for absolutive.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - The divine beings (gods, wise ones, enlightened ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vibudha

vibudha - god, wise man, learned person, enlightened one

Derived from prefix 'vi-' + root 'budh' (to know, to awaken).

Prefix: vi

Root: budh (class 1)

तान् (tān) - the demons mentioned previously (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root √han.

Root: han (class 2)

कृतनिश्चयाः (kṛtaniścayāḥ) - The gods who had resolved to kill the demons (having made a firm resolution, determined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtaniścaya

kṛtaniścaya - having made a firm resolution, determined, resolute

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+niścaya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -ta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• niścaya – resolution, determination, certainty
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ni- + √ci (to gather, to perceive) or √śī (to lie).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did, they made, they performed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शत्रुवध्ये (śatruvadhye) - in the slaying of enemies, for killing enemies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śatruvadha

śatruvadha - slaying of enemies, killing of foes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+vadha)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaying, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √vadh (to strike, to kill).
  Root: vadh (class 1)

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, attempt

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, attempt, endeavor

Derived from root √yat (to strive, to endeavor).

Root: yat (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शेकुः (śekuḥ) - they were able

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win, to overcome

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root √ji.

Root: ji (class 1)

एव (eva) - Emphasizing their inability to conquer (indeed, only, very, exactly)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - the gods (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it