दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-1, verse-4
तस्य पालयतः सम्यक् प्रजाः पुत्रानिवौरसान् ।
बभूवुः शत्रवो भूपाः कोलाविध्वंसिनस्तथा ॥४॥
बभूवुः शत्रवो भूपाः कोलाविध्वंसिनस्तथा ॥४॥
4. tasya pālayataḥ samyak prajāḥ putrānivaurasān .
babhūvuḥ śatravo bhūpāḥ kolāvidhvaṃsinastathā.
babhūvuḥ śatravo bhūpāḥ kolāvidhvaṃsinastathā.
4.
tasya pālayataḥ samyak prajāḥ putrān iva aurusān
babhūvuḥ śatravaḥ bhūpāḥ kolāḥ vidhvaṃsinaḥ tathā
babhūvuḥ śatravaḥ bhūpāḥ kolāḥ vidhvaṃsinaḥ tathā
4.
While he was properly protecting his subjects as if they were his own legitimate sons, enemy kings arose, as did the Kolas, who were destroyers.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - (of King Suratha) (his, of him)
- पालयतः (pālayataḥ) - protecting, ruling
- सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny
- पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- औरुसान् (aurusān) - legitimate, born of one's own wife
- बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - arose, came into being
- शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies
- भूपाः (bhūpāḥ) - kings, rulers
- कोलाः (kolāḥ) - A specific group of enemies (the Kolas (a tribal people/enemies))
- विध्वंसिनः (vidhvaṁsinaḥ) - destroyers
- तथा (tathā) - thus, also, and
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - (of King Suratha) (his, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Governs the participle 'pālayataḥ'.
पालयतः (pālayataḥ) - protecting, ruling
(verbal adjective)
Note: Forms a genitive absolute construction with 'tasya'.
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely
(indeclinable)
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, people
from root 'jan' with prefix 'pra'
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Object of 'pālayataḥ'.
पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
औरुसान् (aurusān) - legitimate, born of one's own wife
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aurasa
aurasa - born of one's own wife, legitimate, natural
derived from 'uras' (breast, body) with a patronymic suffix, indicating 'from the loins'
Note: Qualifies 'putrān'.
बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - arose, came into being
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū
perfect active
root 'bhū' (1st class) in perfect tense, 3rd person plural
Root: bhū (class 1)
शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru
śatru - enemy, foe, adversary
Note: Subject of 'babhūvuḥ'.
भूपाः (bhūpāḥ) - kings, rulers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūpa
bhūpa - king, ruler, protector of the earth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pa)
- bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - pa – protector, ruler
noun (masculine)
derived from root 'pā' (to protect)
Root: pā (class 2)
Note: Appositive to 'śatravaḥ'.
कोलाः (kolāḥ) - A specific group of enemies (the Kolas (a tribal people/enemies))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kola
kola - name of a non-Aryan tribe, a hog, a raft
Note: Another subject of 'babhūvuḥ'.
विध्वंसिनः (vidhvaṁsinaḥ) - destroyers
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vidhvaṃsin
vidhvaṁsin - destroyer, annihilator
agent noun
derived from root 'dhvaṃs' with prefix 'vi' and agent suffix '-in'
Prefix: vi
Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'kolāḥ'.
तथा (tathā) - thus, also, and
(indeclinable)