महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-30, verse-14

दैत्याश्च दानवाश्चैव राक्षसाः पार्थिवास्तथा ।
क्रियाभ्युपायैर्निहताः क्रियां तस्मात्समाचर ॥१४॥

14. daityāśca dānavāścaiva rākṣasāḥ pārthivāstathā ,
kriyābhyupāyairnihatāḥ kriyāṁ tasmātsamācara.

14. daityāḥ ca dānavāḥ ca eva rākṣasāḥ pārthivāḥ tathā
kriyābhyupāyaiḥ nihatāḥ kriyām tasmāt samācara

14. daityāḥ ca dānavāḥ ca eva rākṣasāḥ pārthivāḥ tathā
kriyābhyupāyaiḥ nihatāḥ tasmāt kriyām samācara

14. And Daityas, Dānavas, Rākṣasas, and earthly kings were similarly destroyed by skillful actions. Therefore, perform actions (kriyā).

Words meanings summery:

• दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - Daityas (a class of demons)

• च (ca) - and

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (demons, ogres)

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, earthly rulers

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, also

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

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, destroyed, slain

• क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action, activity

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, for that reason

• समाचर (samācara) - perform, practice, undertake

Words meanings and morphology

दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - Daityas (a class of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - Daitya (a descendant of Diti, a demon or anti-god)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - Dānava (a descendant of Danu, a class of demons)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (demons, ogres)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa, demon, ogre, a class of malevolent beings

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, earthly rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, ruler

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, also

(indeclinable)

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)

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, destroyed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action, activity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, performance, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, for that reason

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad' used adverbially.

समाचर (samācara) - perform, practice, undertake

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of samācar

Root car with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)