दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-8, verse-36
नखैर्विदारितांश्चान्यान् भक्षयन्ती महासुरान् ।
नारसिंही चचाराजौ नादापूर्णदिगन्तरा ॥३६॥
नारसिंही चचाराजौ नादापूर्णदिगन्तरा ॥३६॥
36. nakhairvidāritāṃścānyān bhakṣayantī mahāsurān .
nārasiṃhī cacārājau nādāpūrṇadigantarā.
nārasiṃhī cacārājau nādāpūrṇadigantarā.
36.
nakhaiḥ vidāritān ca anyān bhakṣayantī mahāsurān
nārasiṃhī cacāra ājau nādāpūrṇadigantarā
nārasiṃhī cacāra ājau nādāpūrṇadigantarā
36.
Narasiṃhī (the goddess form of Narasiṃha) roamed the battlefield, devouring other great asuras (demons) who were torn apart by her nails, her roars filling all the quarters of the sky.
Words meanings summery:
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- नखैः (nakhaiḥ) - by nails, by claws
- विदारितान् (vidāritān) - torn apart, split, pierced
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्यान् (anyān) - others
- भक्षयन्ती (bhakṣayantī) - devouring, eating
- महासुरान् (mahāsurān) - great asuras, great demons
- नारसिंही (nārasiṁhī) - The feminine divine power (śakti) of Narasiṃha, the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, often depicted as one of the Matrikas. (the Narasiṃhī (goddess))
- चचार (cacāra) - she roamed, she wandered
- आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in conflict
- नादापूर्णदिगन्तरा (nādāpūrṇadigantarā) - filling the quarters with her roar
Words meanings and morphology
नखैः (nakhaiḥ) - by nails, by claws
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of nakha
nakha - nail, claw, talon
विदारितान् (vidāritān) - torn apart, split, pierced
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vidārita
vidārita - torn apart, split, pierced, rent asunder
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dṝ with upasarga vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: dṝ (class 9)
Note: Qualifies 'anyān mahāsurān'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अन्यान् (anyān) - others
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different, another
भक्षयन्ती (bhakṣayantī) - devouring, eating
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakṣayat
bhakṣayat - devouring, eating, consuming
Present Active Participle
From root bhakṣ (to eat/devour), or denominative of bhakṣa.
Root: bhakṣ (class 10)
Note: Present active participle, feminine singular nominative.
महासुरान् (mahāsurān) - great asuras, great demons
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāsura
mahāsura - great demon, mighty asura
Compound of mahā (great) + asura (demon).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)
- mahā – great, mighty, large
adjective - asura – demon, anti-god
noun (masculine)
Root: as (class 4)
Note: Object of 'bhakṣayantī'.
नारसिंही (nārasiṁhī) - The feminine divine power (śakti) of Narasiṃha, the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, often depicted as one of the Matrikas. (the Narasiṃhī (goddess))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nārasiṃhī
nārasiṁhī - feminine form related to Narasiṃha (man-lion)
Feminine derivative of Narasiṃha.
Note: Subject of the sentence.
चचार (cacāra) - she roamed, she wandered
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of car
Reduplicated perfect tense.
Root: car (class 1)
आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in conflict
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of āji
āji - battle, fight, conflict, race
Root: aj (class 1)
नादापूर्णदिगन्तरा (nādāpūrṇadigantarā) - filling the quarters with her roar
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nādāpūrṇadigantara
nādāpūrṇadigantara - having the quarters of space filled with roars
Past Passive Participle (for āpūrṇa) in a compound
Bahuvrihi compound: nāda (roar) + āpūrṇa (filled) + digantara (quarters of space).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nāda+āpūrṇa+digantara)
- nāda – roar, sound, cry
noun (masculine)
From root nad (to roar)
Root: nad (class 1) - āpūrṇa – filled, full, complete
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root pṛ (to fill) with upasarga ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: pṛ (class 3) - digantara – quarter of the sky, direction, interval of space
noun (neuter)
Compound of dis (direction) + antara (interval, space).