महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-59, verse-30

सिंहिका सुषुवे पुत्रं राहुं चन्द्रार्कमर्दनम् ।
सुचन्द्रं चन्द्रहन्तारं तथा चन्द्रविमर्दनम् ॥३०॥

30. siṁhikā suṣuve putraṁ rāhuṁ candrārkamardanam ,
sucandraṁ candrahantāraṁ tathā candravimardanam.

30. siṁhikā suṣuve putram rāhum candrārkamardanam
sucandram candrahantāram tathā candravimardanam

30. Siṁhikā gave birth to a son, Rāhu, who torments the moon and sun. (She also bore) Sucandra, the killer of the moon, and furthermore, Chandravimardana.

30. סִימְהִיקָה ילדה בן, את רָאהוּ שמועך את הירח והשמש, וכן את סוּצ׳ַנְדְרַה, המכה בירח, ואת מי שמועך את הירח,

Words meanings summery:

• सिंहिका (siṁhikā) - Siṁhikā (mother of Rāhu) (Siṁhikā (name))

• सुषुवे (suṣuve) - gave birth

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• राहुम् (rāhum) - Rāhu (name of a demon associated with eclipses) (Rāhu (name))

• चन्द्रार्कमर्दनम् (candrārkamardanam) - who torments the moon and sun (tormentor of the moon and sun)

• सुचन्द्रम् (sucandram) - Sucandra (a demon's name) (Sucandra (name, lit. 'beautiful moon'))

• चन्द्रहन्तारम् (candrahantāram) - the moon-killer (an epithet for Sucandra or another demon) (killer of the moon)

• तथा (tathā) - and furthermore (and, thus, also)

• चन्द्रविमर्दनम् (candravimardanam) - Chandravimardana (a demon's name) (crusher of the moon)

Words meanings and morphology

सिंहिका (siṁhikā) - Siṁhikā (mother of Rāhu) (Siṁhikā (name))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siṁhikā

siṁhikā - Siṁhikā (name of a demoness, mother of Rāhu); a small lioness

सुषुवे (suṣuve) - gave birth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of sū

Root: sū (class 2)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

राहुम् (rāhum) - Rāhu (name of a demon associated with eclipses) (Rāhu (name))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāhu

rāhu - Rāhu (name of a demon, responsible for eclipses); the ascending node of the moon

चन्द्रार्कमर्दनम् (candrārkamardanam) - who torments the moon and sun (tormentor of the moon and sun)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candrārkamardana

candrārkamardana - one who crushes or torments the moon and sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candrārka+mardana)

• candrārka – moon and sun
  noun (masculine)
• mardana – crushing, tormenting, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from √mṛd + ana
  Root: mṛd (class 7)

सुचन्द्रम् (sucandram) - Sucandra (a demon's name) (Sucandra (name, lit. 'beautiful moon'))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sucandra

sucandra - Sucandra (name, lit. 'beautiful moon'); having a beautiful moon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+candra)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)

चन्द्रहन्तारम् (candrahantāram) - the moon-killer (an epithet for Sucandra or another demon) (killer of the moon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candrahantṛ

candrahantṛ - killer of the moon

agent noun

from candra + √han

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candra+hantṛ)

• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)
• hantṛ – killer, destroyer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √han
  Root: han (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - and furthermore (and, thus, also)

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रविमर्दनम् (candravimardanam) - Chandravimardana (a demon's name) (crusher of the moon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candravimardana

candravimardana - one who crushes or torments the moon; Chandravimardana (name)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candra+vimardana)

• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)
• vimardana – crushing, destroying, tormenting
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from vi-√mṛd
  Prefix: vi
  Root: mṛd (class 7)

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