महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-30, verse-11

क्रियाभ्युपायैर्निहतो मया राजन्पुरातने ।
तारकश्च महादैत्यो विप्रचित्तिश्च वीर्यवान् ॥११॥

11. kriyābhyupāyairnihato mayā rājanpurātane ,
tārakaśca mahādaityo vipracittiśca vīryavān.

11. kriyābhyupāyaiḥ nihataḥ mayā rājan purātane
tārakaḥ ca mahādaityaḥ vipracittiḥ ca vīryavān

11. rājan purātane mayā kriyābhyupāyaiḥ mahādaityaḥ
tārakaḥ ca vīryavān vipracittiḥ ca nihataḥ

11. O King, in ancient times, the great demon Tāraka and the powerful Vipracitti were slain by me through skillful actions.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रियाभ्युपायैः (kriyābhyupāyaiḥ) - by means of actions, by skillful methods, by strategies

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down, slain

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• पुरातने (purātane) - in ancient times, in the past

• तारकः (tārakaḥ) - Tāraka (name of a demon)

• च (ca) - and

• महादैत्यः (mahādaityaḥ) - the great demon

• विप्रचित्तिः (vipracittiḥ) - Vipracitti (name of a demon)

• च (ca) - and

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, valorous

Words meanings and morphology

क्रियाभ्युपायैः (kriyābhyupāyaiḥ) - by means of actions, by skillful methods, by strategies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kriyābhyupāya

kriyābhyupāya - skillful means, effective actions, strategies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+abhyupāya)

• kriyā – action, activity, performance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhyupāya – means, method, resource, expedient
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: abhi+upa
  Root: i (class 2)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पुरातने (purātane) - in ancient times, in the past

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, past

Note: Modifies an implied noun like 'kāle' (time).

तारकः (tārakaḥ) - Tāraka (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāraka

tāraka - Tāraka (a proper noun for a demon)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महादैत्यः (mahādaityaḥ) - the great demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādaitya

mahādaitya - great demon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+daitya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• daitya – demon, son of Diti
  noun (masculine)

विप्रचित्तिः (vipracittiḥ) - Vipracitti (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipracitti

vipracitti - Vipracitti (a proper noun for a demon)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, valorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, strong, valorous, heroic

Possessive suffix -vat