महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-30, verse-8

क्रियाभ्युपायैरिन्द्रेण निहता दैत्यदानवाः ।
क्रियाभ्युपायैर्बहुभिर्बलिर्बद्धो महात्मना ॥८॥

8. kriyābhyupāyairindreṇa nihatā daityadānavāḥ ,
kriyābhyupāyairbahubhirbalirbaddho mahātmanā.

8. kriyābhyupāyaiḥ indreṇa nihatāḥ daityadānavāḥ
kriyābhyupāyaiḥ bahubhiḥ baliḥ baddhaḥ mahātmanā

8. indreṇa kriyābhyupāyaiḥ daityadānavāḥ nihatāḥ.
mahātmanā bahubhiḥ kriyābhyupāyaiḥ baliḥ baddhaḥ.

8. Through various stratagems, Indra slew the Daityas and Danavas. Similarly, by many means, Bali was bound by the great-souled one.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रियाभ्युपायैः (kriyābhyupāyaiḥ) - by means of stratagems (by means of actions, by stratagems)

• इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - were killed (killed, slain, destroyed)

• दैत्यदानवाः (daityadānavāḥ) - the Daityas and Danavas (Daityas and Danavas (two classes of asuras/demons))

• क्रियाभ्युपायैः (kriyābhyupāyaiḥ) - by means of stratagems (by means of actions, by stratagems)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (by many, by numerous)

• बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (Bali (a name of an Asura king))

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - was bound (bound, tied, restrained)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one (referring to Viṣṇu/Vāmana) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रियाभ्युपायैः (kriyābhyupāyaiḥ) - by means of stratagems (by means of actions, by stratagems)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kriyābhyupāya

kriyābhyupāya - means of action, stratagem, contrivance

Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+abhyupāya)

• kriyā – action, deed, rite, stratagem
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhyupāya – approach, means, expedient, stratagem
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: abhi+upa
  Root: i (class 2)

इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indra

indra - the king of the gods, a powerful deity in Vedic and Hindu mythology

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - were killed (killed, slain, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with daityadānavāḥ.

दैत्यदानवाः (daityadānavāḥ) - the Daityas and Danavas (Daityas and Danavas (two classes of asuras/demons))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daityadānava

daityadānava - the Daityas and Danavas (groups of powerful anti-god beings)

Compound type : dvandva (daitya+dānava)

• daitya – descendant of Diti, a class of demons, giant
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – descendant of Danu, a class of demons, giant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the passive verb nihatāḥ.

क्रियाभ्युपायैः (kriyābhyupāyaiḥ) - by means of stratagems (by means of actions, by stratagems)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kriyābhyupāya

kriyābhyupāya - means of action, stratagem, contrivance

Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+abhyupāya)

• kriyā – action, deed, rite, stratagem
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhyupāya – approach, means, expedient, stratagem
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: abhi+upa
  Root: i (class 2)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (by many, by numerous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous, abundant

Note: Agrees with kriyābhyupāyaiḥ.

बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (Bali (a name of an Asura king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - a proper name, the name of a powerful Asura king who was subdued by Vāmana (Viṣṇu's dwarf avatar)

Note: Subject of the passive verb baddhaḥ.

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - was bound (bound, tied, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, restrained, captured

Past Passive Participle

From root bandh.

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Agrees with baliḥ.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one (referring to Viṣṇu/Vāmana) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, possessing a great self (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

Note: Agent in a passive construction.