महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-202, verse-18
दानवेन्द्रा महाकाया महावीर्या बलोच्छ्रिताः ।
नाशक्नुवंश्च किंचित्ते तस्य कर्तुं तदा विभो ॥१८॥
नाशक्नुवंश्च किंचित्ते तस्य कर्तुं तदा विभो ॥१८॥
18. dānavendrā mahākāyā mahāvīryā balocchritāḥ ,
nāśaknuvaṁśca kiṁcitte tasya kartuṁ tadā vibho.
nāśaknuvaṁśca kiṁcitte tasya kartuṁ tadā vibho.
18.
dānavendrāḥ mahākāyāḥ mahāvīryāḥ balocchritāḥ |
na aśaknuvan ca kiñcit te tasya kartum tadā vibho
na aśaknuvan ca kiñcit te tasya kartum tadā vibho
18.
vibho,
tadā mahākāyāḥ mahāvīryāḥ balocchritāḥ dānavendrāḥ te tasya kiñcit kartum na aśaknuvan ca
tadā mahākāyāḥ mahāvīryāḥ balocchritāḥ dānavendrāḥ te tasya kiñcit kartum na aśaknuvan ca
18.
O mighty one, at that time, those great-bodied, exceedingly powerful, and highly potent lords of demons were unable to do anything to him.
Words meanings summery:
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- दानवेन्द्राः (dānavendrāḥ) - the chief demons (lords of demons, chiefs of Dānavas)
- महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - having massive bodies (great-bodied, huge)
- महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - possessing immense strength (exceedingly powerful, of great valor)
- बलोच्छ्रिताः (balocchritāḥ) - highly potent due to their strength (exalted by strength, uplifted by power)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were able (combined with 'na' = were unable) (they were able, they could)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (anything, something, a little)
- ते (te) - they (the demons) (they, by them, to you)
- तस्य (tasya) - to him (the boar) (of him, to him, his)
- कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do (to do, to make)
- तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)
- विभो (vibho) - O mighty one (addressing King Janamejaya or similar) (O mighty one, O all-pervading one)
Words meanings and morphology
दानवेन्द्राः (dānavendrāḥ) - the chief demons (lords of demons, chiefs of Dānavas)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dānavendra
dānavendra - lord of Dānavas (demons), chief of Dānavas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+indra)
- dānava – a demon, a son of Danu
noun (masculine) - indra – lord, chief, Indra (the king of gods)
noun (masculine)
महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - having massive bodies (great-bodied, huge)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya
mahākāya - great-bodied, colossal, huge
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+kāya)
- mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective (neuter) - kāya – body, mass, collection
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'dānavendrāḥ'.
महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - possessing immense strength (exceedingly powerful, of great valor)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvīrya
mahāvīrya - of great energy, exceedingly powerful, of great valor
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+vīrya)
- mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective (neuter) - vīrya – valor, strength, power, energy
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'dānavendrāḥ'.
बलोच्छ्रिताः (balocchritāḥ) - highly potent due to their strength (exalted by strength, uplifted by power)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of balocchrita
balocchrita - exalted by strength, mighty, very powerful
Past Passive Participle
Compound 'bala' (strength) + 'ucchrita' (elevated, exalted - PPP of √śri with ud-).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+ucchrita)
- bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter) - ucchrita – raised, elevated, exalted
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root √śri with prefix ud-.
Prefix: ud
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'dānavendrāḥ'.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were able (combined with 'na' = were unable) (they were able, they could)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śak
imperfect active
Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural active, from root √śak.
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: The 'a' indicates imperfect tense.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (anything, something, a little)
(indeclinable)
Derived from pronominal stem 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (an indefinite particle).
Note: Used here adverbially as 'anything'.
ते (te) - they (the demons) (they, by them, to you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the 'dānavendrāḥ'.
तस्य (tasya) - to him (the boar) (of him, to him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Genitive often functions as dative with verbs of 'doing' or 'acting upon'.
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do (to do, to make)
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Infinitive form from root √kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form from pronominal stem 'tad'.
विभो (vibho) - O mighty one (addressing King Janamejaya or similar) (O mighty one, O all-pervading one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - mighty, powerful, able; lord, sovereign; all-pervading
Prefix: vi
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Vocative case.