दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-3, verse-27
धुतशृङ्गविभिन्नाश्च खण्डं खण्डं ययुर्घना ।
श्वासानिलास्ताः शतशो निपेतुर्नभसोऽचलाः ॥२७॥
श्वासानिलास्ताः शतशो निपेतुर्नभसोऽचलाः ॥२७॥
27. dhutaśṛṅgavibhinnāśca khaṇḍaṃ khaṇḍaṃ yayurghanā .
śvāsānilāstāḥ śataśo nipeturnabhaso'calāḥ.
śvāsānilāstāḥ śataśo nipeturnabhaso'calāḥ.
27.
dhutaśṛṅgavibhinnāḥ ca khaṇḍam khaṇḍam yayuḥ ghanāḥ
śvāsānilāḥ tāḥ śataśaḥ nipetuḥ nabhasaḥ acalāḥ
śvāsānilāḥ tāḥ śataśaḥ nipetuḥ nabhasaḥ acalāḥ
27.
And the clouds, shattered by his shaking horns, broke into countless pieces. His breath-winds fell by hundreds, and those mountains also fell from the sky.
Words meanings summery:
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- धुतशृङ्गविभिन्नाः (dhutaśṛṅgavibhinnāḥ) - the clouds, shattered by the demon's shaking horns (shattered by the shaking horns)
- च (ca) - and
- खण्डम् (khaṇḍam) - into pieces (piece, fragment)
- खण्डम् (khaṇḍam) - into pieces (piece, fragment)
- ययुः (yayuḥ) - they turned into (they went, they became)
- घनाः (ghanāḥ) - the clouds (clouds, dense)
- श्वासानिलाः (śvāsānilāḥ) - the winds caused by his (the demon's) breath (winds of breath)
- ताः (tāḥ) - those (mountains) (those)
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds
- निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down
- नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - from the sky
- अचलाः (acalāḥ) - the mountains (mountains, immovable ones)
Words meanings and morphology
धुतशृङ्गविभिन्नाः (dhutaśṛṅgavibhinnāḥ) - the clouds, shattered by the demon's shaking horns (shattered by the shaking horns)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dhutaśṛṅgavibhinna
dhutaśṛṅgavibhinna - shattered by the shaking horns
Compound: dhuta (shaken, PPP of √dhū) + śṛṅga (horn) + vibhinna (broken, split, PPP of vi-√bhid)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhuta+śṛṅga+vibhinna)
- dhuta – shaken, moved, agitated
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √dhū (to shake)
Root: dhū (class 5) - śṛṅga – horn, peak
noun (neuter) - vibhinna – broken, split, shattered, divided
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of vi-√bhid (to break, split)
Prefix: vi
Root: bhid (class 7)
Note: Qualifies 'ghanāḥ'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
खण्डम् (khaṇḍam) - into pieces (piece, fragment)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of khaṇḍa
khaṇḍa - piece, fragment, part, section
Note: Adverbial accusative, often duplicated for emphasis 'piece by piece'
खण्डम् (khaṇḍam) - into pieces (piece, fragment)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of khaṇḍa
khaṇḍa - piece, fragment, part, section
Note: Repetition indicates 'piece by piece' or 'many pieces'
ययुः (yayuḥ) - they turned into (they went, they became)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of yā
Perfect Active
3rd person plural perfect active of √yā
Root: yā (class 2)
घनाः (ghanāḥ) - the clouds (clouds, dense)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ghana
ghana - cloud, mass, dense, solid
Note: Subject of 'yayuḥ'
श्वासानिलाः (śvāsānilāḥ) - the winds caused by his (the demon's) breath (winds of breath)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śvāsānila
śvāsānila - wind of breath, breath-wind
Compound of śvāsa (breath) and anila (wind)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvāsa+anila)
- śvāsa – breath, respiration, sigh
noun (masculine)
From √śvas (to breathe)
Root: śvas (class 2) - anila – wind, air, breeze
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of 'nipetuḥ'
ताः (tāḥ) - those (mountains) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'acalāḥ' (mountains, treated here with a feminine pronoun possibly referring to 'things' or 'rocks' in general, or poetic license).
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds
(indeclinable)
Derived from śata (hundred) with -śaḥ suffix
Note: Modifies 'nipetuḥ'
निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nipat
Perfect Active
3rd person plural perfect active of ni-√pat
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Subjects are 'śvāsānilāḥ' and 'acalāḥ'
नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - from the sky
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of nabhas
nabhas - sky, atmosphere, ether, cloud
Note: Denotes origin/separation from the sky
अचलाः (acalāḥ) - the mountains (mountains, immovable ones)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of acala
acala - mountain (lit. immovable), stable, fixed
Compound: a (not) + cala (moving)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cala)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - cala – moving, trembling, unsteady
adjective
From √cal (to move)
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'nipetuḥ', referred to by 'tāḥ'