दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-3, verse-21
एवं संक्षीयमाणे तु स्वसैन्ये महिषासुरः ।
माहिषेण स्वरूपेण त्रासयामास तान् गणान् ॥२१॥
माहिषेण स्वरूपेण त्रासयामास तान् गणान् ॥२१॥
21. evaṃ saṃkṣīyamāṇe tu svasainye mahiṣāsuraḥ .
māhiṣeṇa svarūpeṇa trāsayāmāsa tān gaṇān.
māhiṣeṇa svarūpeṇa trāsayāmāsa tān gaṇān.
21.
evaṃ saṃkṣīyamāṇe tu svasainye mahiṣāsuraḥ
māhiṣeṇa svarūpeṇa trāsayāmāsa tān gaṇān
māhiṣeṇa svarūpeṇa trāsayāmāsa tān gaṇān
21.
In this way, as his own army was being destroyed, the demon Mahiṣa (Mahiṣāsura), assuming his buffalo form, began to terrorize those hosts (gaṇa).
Words meanings summery:
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- एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, in this way
- संक्षीयमाणे (saṁkṣīyamāṇe) - while being destroyed, while dwindling, in the act of being wasted away
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
- स्वसैन्ये (svasainye) - in his own army, regarding his own army
- महिषासुरः (mahiṣāsuraḥ) - the demon Mahiṣa, Mahiṣāsura
- माहिषेण (māhiṣeṇa) - by the buffalo-like, by the buffalo's
- स्वरूपेण (svarūpeṇa) - by his (buffalo) form (by his own form, by his intrinsic nature)
- त्रासयामास (trāsayāmāsa) - he terrified, he caused to be afraid
- तान् (tān) - those
- गणान् (gaṇān) - the hosts, the attendants, the troops
Words meanings and morphology
एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, in this way
(indeclinable)
संक्षीयमाणे (saṁkṣīyamāṇe) - while being destroyed, while dwindling, in the act of being wasted away
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkṣīyamāṇa
saṁkṣīyamāṇa - being destroyed, dwindling, wasting away
Present Passive Participle
Derived from root kṣi (to waste, destroy) with sam prefix, in passive voice, present tense.
Prefix: sam
Root: kṣi (class 1)
Note: Masculine/neuter locative singular, agreeing with svasainye. Part of a locative absolute construction.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
(indeclinable)
स्वसैन्ये (svasainye) - in his own army, regarding his own army
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of svasainya
svasainya - one's own army
Compound of sva (self, own) and sainya (army).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+sainya)
- sva – one's own, self
pronoun - sainya – army, host
noun (neuter)
Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with saṃkṣīyamāṇe.
महिषासुरः (mahiṣāsuraḥ) - the demon Mahiṣa, Mahiṣāsura
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahiṣāsura
mahiṣāsura - the buffalo demon, Mahiṣāsura
Compound of mahiṣa (buffalo) and asura (demon).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahiṣa+asura)
- mahiṣa – buffalo
noun (masculine) - asura – demon, titan
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of trāsayāmāsa.
माहिषेण (māhiṣeṇa) - by the buffalo-like, by the buffalo's
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of māhiṣa
māhiṣa - relating to a buffalo, buffalo-like, belonging to a buffalo
Derived from mahiṣa (buffalo) with aṇ suffix.
Note: Agrees with svarūpeṇa.
स्वरूपेण (svarūpeṇa) - by his (buffalo) form (by his own form, by his intrinsic nature)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of svarūpa
svarūpa - one's own form, intrinsic nature, essential characteristic
Compound of sva (own) and rūpa (form, appearance).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa)
- sva – one's own, self
pronoun - rūpa – form, appearance, shape
noun (neuter)
Note: Means by which he terrified.
त्रासयामास (trāsayāmāsa) - he terrified, he caused to be afraid
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of trāsayāmāsa
Perfect tense, causative.
Periphrastic perfect of the causative of tras (to tremble). Forms trāsayāṃ cakre/babhūva/āsa. Here, āsa is used.
Root: tras (class 4)
Note: Periphrastic perfect form.
तान् (tān) - those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Agrees with gaṇān.
गणान् (gaṇān) - the hosts, the attendants, the troops
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gaṇa
gaṇa - host, troop, retinue, attendant, collection
Root: gaṇ
Note: Object of trāsayāmāsa.