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11,5

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-5, verse-20

व्यालैश्च वनदुर्गान्ते स्त्रिया च परमोग्रया ।
कूपाधस्ताच्च नागेन वीनाहे कुञ्जरेण च ॥२०॥
20. vyālaiśca vanadurgānte striyā ca paramograyā ,
kūpādhastācca nāgena vīnāhe kuñjareṇa ca.
20. vyālaiḥ ca vanadurgānte striyā ca parama ugrayā
kūpādhastāt ca nāgena vīnāhe kuñjareṇa ca
20. ca vanadurgānte vyālaiḥ,
ca paramograyā स्त्रिया.
ca kūpādhastāt nāgena,
ca vīnāhe kuñjareṇa.
20. And by wild beasts at the edge of the difficult-to-traverse forest, and by an exceedingly fierce woman. And from below the well, by a great serpent (nāga), and by an elephant (kuñjara) at the entanglement.

Words meanings summery:

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  • व्यालैः (vyālaiḥ) - by wild animals, by beasts of prey
  • (ca) - and, also
  • वनदुर्गान्ते (vanadurgānte) - at the edge of a difficult forest, in a dense forest border
  • स्त्रिया (striyā) - Refers to a fierce woman, possibly an allegorical figure representing certain dangers or desires. (by a woman)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • परम (parama) - Modifying 'ugrayā' to mean 'exceedingly fierce'. (supreme, highest, exceedingly)
  • उग्रया (ugrayā) - Agrees with 'striyā' (by a fierce woman). (by a fierce, terrible, cruel one)
  • कूपाधस्तात् (kūpādhastāt) - from below the well
  • (ca) - and, also
  • नागेन (nāgena) - In this allegory, typically a great serpent (nāga) at the bottom of the well. (by a serpent, by an elephant (nāga))
  • वीनाहे (vīnāhe) - Refers to the state or place of being entangled or bound, possibly by the creeper the man is clinging to. The form is unusual and its interpretation can vary. (in the entanglement, in the binding)
  • कुञ्जरेण (kuñjareṇa) - In this allegory, typically an elephant (kuñjara) above, shaking the tree. (by an elephant (kuñjara))
  • (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

व्यालैः (vyālaiḥ) - by wild animals, by beasts of prey
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyāla
vyāla - wild animal, beast of prey, serpent, wicked man
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
वनदुर्गान्ते (vanadurgānte) - at the edge of a difficult forest, in a dense forest border
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vanadurgānta
vanadurgānta - the edge or end of a difficult-to-traverse forest (vana-durga-anta)
Compound of 'vana' (forest), 'durga' (difficult), and 'anta' (end/edge).
Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vana+durga+anta)
  • vana – forest, wood
    noun (neuter)
  • durga – difficult to traverse, impassable, a fort
    adjective (masculine)
    From 'dur' (bad/difficult) and 'ga' (going).
    Prefix: dur
    Root: gam (class 1)
  • anta – end, edge, border
    noun (masculine)
स्त्रिया (striyā) - Refers to a fierce woman, possibly an allegorical figure representing certain dangers or desires. (by a woman)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
परम (parama) - Modifying 'ugrayā' to mean 'exceedingly fierce'. (supreme, highest, exceedingly)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, best, ultimate, chief
Note: Used here as the first part of an implicit Karmadhāraya compound or as an adverbial modifier.
उग्रया (ugrayā) - Agrees with 'striyā' (by a fierce woman). (by a fierce, terrible, cruel one)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of ugra
ugra - fierce, terrible, violent, mighty, cruel
कूपाधस्तात् (kūpādhastāt) - from below the well
(indeclinable)
Compound of 'kūpa' (well) and 'adhastāt' (from below).
Compound type : Avyayībhāva (kūpa+adhastāt)
  • kūpa – well, pit
    noun (masculine)
  • adhastāt – from below, downwards
    indeclinable
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नागेन (nāgena) - In this allegory, typically a great serpent (nāga) at the bottom of the well. (by a serpent, by an elephant (nāga))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of nāga
nāga - serpent, snake; elephant; mountain; a specific mythical race
वीनाहे (vīnāhe) - Refers to the state or place of being entangled or bound, possibly by the creeper the man is clinging to. The form is unusual and its interpretation can vary. (in the entanglement, in the binding)
(noun)
Locative, singular of vīnāha
vīnāha - binding, tying, entanglement, string, cord
Derived from the root √nah (to bind, to tie) with prefix vi-. The form 'vīnāhe' is a locative singular, possibly of a feminine noun 'vīnāhā' or a neuter noun 'vīnāha'. It is a rare or potentially variant reading.
Prefix: vi
Root: nah (class 4)
कुञ्जरेण (kuñjareṇa) - In this allegory, typically an elephant (kuñjara) above, shaking the tree. (by an elephant (kuñjara))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kuñjara
kuñjara - elephant, a particular class of elephants
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)