दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-7, verse-8
सा वेगेनाभिपतिता घतयन्ती महासुरान् ।
सैन्ये तत्र सुरारीणामभक्षयत तद्वलम् ॥८॥
सैन्ये तत्र सुरारीणामभक्षयत तद्वलम् ॥८॥
8. sā vegenābhipatitā ghatayantī mahāsurān .
sainye tatra surārīṇāmabhakṣayata tadvalam.
sainye tatra surārīṇāmabhakṣayata tadvalam.
8.
sā vegena abhipatitā ghātayantī mahāsurān
sainye tatra surārīṇām abhakṣayat tat balam
sainye tatra surārīṇām abhakṣayat tat balam
8.
She rushed upon them with great speed, killing the mighty asuras. There, in the army of the enemies of the gods, she devoured their entire force.
Words meanings summery:
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- सा (sā) - she
- वेगेन (vegena) - by speed, with force
- अभिपतिता (abhipatitā) - having rushed upon, having fallen upon
- घातयन्ती (ghātayantī) - killing, causing to be killed
- महासुरान् (mahāsurān) - great asuras (demons)
- सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- सुरारीणाम् (surārīṇām) - of the enemies of the gods (i.e., asuras)
- अभक्षयत् (abhakṣayat) - devoured, consumed
- तत् (tat) - that
- बलम् (balam) - force, strength, army
Words meanings and morphology
सा (sā) - she
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, he, it
वेगेन (vegena) - by speed, with force
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega
vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity
Root: vij (class 6)
अभिपतिता (abhipatitā) - having rushed upon, having fallen upon
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of abhipatita
abhipatita - fallen upon, attacked, rushed upon
Past Passive Participle
From `abhi` + root `pat` (to fall, to rush)
Prefix: abhi
Root: pat (class 1)
घातयन्ती (ghātayantī) - killing, causing to be killed
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ghātayat
ghātayat - killing, striking, slaying (present active participle)
Present Active Participle
Causative stem of root `han` (to strike, kill) + present participle suffix
Root: han (class 2)
महासुरान् (mahāsurān) - great asuras (demons)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāsura
mahāsura - great demon, mighty asura
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)
- mahā – great, mighty, large
adjective - asura – demon, evil spirit, opponent of the gods
noun (masculine)
सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of sainya
sainya - army, host, military force
Derived from `senā` (army)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
सुरारीणाम् (surārīṇām) - of the enemies of the gods (i.e., asuras)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of surāri
surāri - enemy of the gods, demon, asura
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sura+ari)
- sura – god, deity
noun (masculine) - ari – enemy, foe
noun (masculine)
अभक्षयत् (abhakṣayat) - devoured, consumed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhakṣ
Denominative or root in 10th class
Root: bhakṣ (class 10)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
Note: Used here as an adjective modifying 'balam'
बलम् (balam) - force, strength, army
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force, army, troops