दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-2, verse-68
क्षणेन तन्महासैन्यमसुराणां तथाम्बिका ।
निन्ये क्षयं यथा वह्निस्तृणदारुमहाचयम् ॥६८॥
निन्ये क्षयं यथा वह्निस्तृणदारुमहाचयम् ॥६८॥
68. kṣaṇena tanmahāsainyamasurāṇāṃ tathāmbikā .
ninye kṣayaṃ yathā vahnistṛṇadārumahācayam.
ninye kṣayaṃ yathā vahnistṛṇadārumahācayam.
68.
kṣaṇena tat mahāsainyam asurāṇām tathā ambikā
ninye kṣayam yathā vahniḥ tṛṇadārumahācayam
ninye kṣayam yathā vahniḥ tṛṇadārumahācayam
68.
In an instant, Ambika brought that great army of the demons (asuras) to destruction, just as fire consumes a vast heap of grass and wood.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly, immediately
- तत् (tat) - that
- महासैन्यम् (mahāsainyam) - great army
- असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons (asuras)
- तथा (tathā) - just as, similarly, and
- अम्बिका (ambikā) - Ambika (the Goddess)
- निन्ये (ninye) - brought, led (to destruction), destroyed
- क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction, annihilation
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire
- तृणदारुमहाचयम् (tṛṇadārumahācayam) - a vast heap of grass and wood
Words meanings and morphology
क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly, immediately
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
महासैन्यम् (mahāsainyam) - great army
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāsainya
mahāsainya - great army
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+sainya)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - sainya – army, host
noun (neuter)
असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons (asuras)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of asura
asura - demon, titan, anti-god
तथा (tathā) - just as, similarly, and
(indeclinable)
अम्बिका (ambikā) - Ambika (the Goddess)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ambikā
ambikā - Ambika (name of a goddess, mother)
निन्ये (ninye) - brought, led (to destruction), destroyed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of √nī
Root: √nī (class 1)
क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction, annihilation
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya
kṣaya - destruction, annihilation, loss, end
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni
vahni - fire, flame, god of fire
तृणदारुमहाचयम् (tṛṇadārumahācayam) - a vast heap of grass and wood
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tṛṇadārumahācaya
tṛṇadārumahācaya - great heap of grass and wood
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṇadāru+mahācaya)
- tṛṇadāru – grass and wood
noun (neuter) - mahācaya – great heap
noun (masculine)