महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-140, verse-8

नायं प्रतिबलो भीरु राक्षसापसदो मम ।
सोढुं युधि परिस्पन्दमथ वा सर्वराक्षसाः ॥८॥

8. nāyaṁ pratibalo bhīru rākṣasāpasado mama ,
soḍhuṁ yudhi parispandamatha vā sarvarākṣasāḥ.

8. na ayam pratibalaḥ bhīru rākṣasāpasadaḥ mama |
soḍhum yudhi parispandam atha vā sarvarākṣasāḥ

8. O timid one, this wretch of a rākṣasa is not my match in strength in battle, nor are all rākṣasas capable of enduring my attack or movement.

8. הו מפוחדת, הרָאקְשַׁסַה הנבזה הזה אינו שווה לי בכוח. גם כל הרָאקְשַׁסַה יחד לא יוכלו לעמוד בתנופה שלי בקרב.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine, nominative singular)

• प्रतिबलः (pratibalaḥ) - equal in strength, opponent

• भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one, fearful one

• राक्षसापसदः (rākṣasāpasadaḥ) - wretch of a rakshasa, vile demon

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to endure, to bear

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

• परिस्पन्दम् (parispandam) - movement, attack, exertion

• अथ (atha) - or, then, now

• वा (vā) - or

• सर्वराक्षसाः (sarvarākṣasāḥ) - all rakshasas

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine, nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the man-eater mentioned earlier.

प्रतिबलः (pratibalaḥ) - equal in strength, opponent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibala

pratibala - equal in strength, rival, opponent

भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one, fearful one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhīru

bhīru - timid, fearful

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Refers to Draupadi.

राक्षसापसदः (rākṣasāpasadaḥ) - wretch of a rakshasa, vile demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasāpasada

rākṣasāpasada - wretch of a rakshasa, vile demon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+apasada)

• rākṣasa – demon, rakshasa
  noun (masculine)
• apasada – wretch, outcast, low-born
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: sad (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to endure, to bear

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root sah

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Infinitive ending in -tum.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

परिस्पन्दम् (parispandam) - movement, attack, exertion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parispanda

parispanda - movement, vibration, agitation, attack, exertion

Prefix: pari

Root: spad (class 1)

Note: The object of 'to endure'.

अथ (atha) - or, then, now

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सर्वराक्षसाः (sarvarākṣasāḥ) - all rakshasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvarākṣasa

sarvarākṣasa - all rakshasas, every demon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+rākṣasa)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – demon, rakshasa
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to all demons.

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