दुर्गा-सप्तशती durgā-saptaśatī - chapter-6, verse-8

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श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
दैत्येश्वरेण प्रहितो बलवान् बलसंवृतः ।
बलान्नयसि मामेवं ततः किं ते करोम्यहम् ॥८॥

8. śrīdevyuvāca .
daityeśvareṇa prahito balavān balasaṃvṛtaḥ .
balānnayasi māmevaṃ tataḥ kiṃ te karomyaham.

8. śrīdevī uvāca daityeśvareṇa prahitaḥ balavān balasaṃvṛtaḥ
balāt nayasi mām evam tataḥ kim te karomi aham

8. The revered Devi said: "You, mighty and accompanied by an army, have been sent by the lord of the demons. If you take me by force in this manner, then what can I do to you?"

Words meanings summery:

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श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - The revered Goddess, the divine Mother

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

दैत्येश्वरेण (daityeśvareṇa) - by the lord of the daityas/demons

प्रहितः (prahitaḥ) - sent, dispatched

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong

बलसंवृतः (balasaṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by force, accompanied by an army

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

नयसि (nayasi) - you lead, you take, you carry

माम् (mām) - me

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

किम् (kim) - what, why

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make

अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - The revered Goddess, the divine Mother

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrīdevī

śrīdevī - The revered Goddess, the divine Mother

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+devī)

śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, revered
noun (feminine)
devī – goddess, divine woman
noun (feminine)
Root: div (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active 3rd singular of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

दैत्येश्वरेण (daityeśvareṇa) - by the lord of the daityas/demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daityeśvara

daityeśvara - lord of daityas, demon king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daitya+īśvara)

daitya – descendant of Diti, a demon
noun (masculine)
īśvara – lord, master, ruler
noun (masculine)
Root: īś (class 2)

प्रहितः (prahitaḥ) - sent, dispatched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahita

prahita - sent, dispatched, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + √hā (to send, place).

Prefix: pra

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies "you" (implied, referring to the demon).

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Derived from bala + -vat (possessive suffix).

Note: Qualifies "you" (implied, referring to the demon).

बलसंवृतः (balasaṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by force, accompanied by an army

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balasaṃvṛta

balasaṁvṛta - surrounded by force, accompanied by an army, strong

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+saṃvṛta)

bala – strength, force, army
noun (neuter)
Root: bal (class 1)
saṃvṛta – surrounded, covered, encompassed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From saṃ- + √vṛ (to cover, enclose).
Prefix: sam
Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies "you" (implied, referring to the demon).

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, army

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: The -t ending is typical for ablative singular of neuter nouns ending in -a and also for the indeclinable `balāt`.

नयसि (nayasi) - you lead, you take, you carry

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nī

Present active 2nd singular of √nī

Root: nī (class 1)