दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-7, verse-23
शिरञ्चण्डस्य काली च गृहीत्वा मुण्डमेव च ।
प्राह प्रचण्डाट्टहासमिश्रमभ्येत्य चण्डिकाम् ॥२३॥
प्राह प्रचण्डाट्टहासमिश्रमभ्येत्य चण्डिकाम् ॥२३॥
23. śirañcaṇḍasya kālī ca gṛhītvā muṇḍameva ca .
prāha pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśramabhyetya caṇḍikām.
prāha pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśramabhyetya caṇḍikām.
23.
śiraḥ caṇḍasya kālī ca gṛhītvā muṇḍam eva ca
prāha pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśram abhyetya caṇḍikām
prāha pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśram abhyetya caṇḍikām
23.
Then Kālī, having taken the head of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa as well, approached Caṇḍikā and spoke, her words mingled with a fierce, loud roar of laughter.
Words meanings summery:
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- शिरः (śiraḥ) - head
- चण्डस्य (caṇḍasya) - of Caṇḍa
- काली (kālī) - Kālī (a goddess)
- च (ca) - and, also
- गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized
- मुण्डम् (muṇḍam) - Muṇḍa (a demon)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, as well
- च (ca) - and, also
- प्राह (prāha) - she said, she spoke
- प्रचण्डाट्टहासमिश्रम् (pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśram) - mixed with fierce, loud laughter; with a terrifying roar of laughter
- अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, drawing near
- चण्डिकाम् (caṇḍikām) - to Caṇḍikā (a goddess)
Words meanings and morphology
शिरः (śiraḥ) - head
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head, top, peak
चण्डस्य (caṇḍasya) - of Caṇḍa
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of caṇḍa
caṇḍa - Caṇḍa (name of a demon); fierce, furious, terrible
काली (kālī) - Kālī (a goddess)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kālī
kālī - Kālī (a fierce Hindu goddess); black, dark blue
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from the root √grah (class 9) with the suffix -ītvā.
Root: grah (class 9)
मुण्डम् (muṇḍam) - Muṇḍa (a demon)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of muṇḍa
muṇḍa - Muṇḍa (name of a demon); shaved, bald
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, as well
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
प्राह (prāha) - she said, she spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah
Perfect tense
Irregular perfect form of the root √ah.
Prefix: pra
Root: ah (class 2)
प्रचण्डाट्टहासमिश्रम् (pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśram) - mixed with fierce, loud laughter; with a terrifying roar of laughter
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśra
pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśra - mixed with a fierce and loud laughter
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pracaṇḍa+aṭṭahāsa+miśra)
- pracaṇḍa – very fierce, violent, terrible
adjective (masculine) - aṭṭahāsa – loud laughter, roar of laughter
noun (masculine) - miśra – mixed, mingled, blended
adjective (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially here.
अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, drawing near
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from the root √i (class 2) with the prefix 'abhi' and the suffix -tya.
Prefix: abhi
Root: i (class 2)
चण्डिकाम् (caṇḍikām) - to Caṇḍikā (a goddess)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of caṇḍikā
caṇḍikā - Caṇḍikā (a powerful and fierce form of the goddess Durgā)