महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-202, verse-7
पुरा दानवमुख्या हि क्रोधलोभसमन्विताः ।
बलेन मत्ताः शतशो नरकाद्या महासुराः ॥७॥
बलेन मत्ताः शतशो नरकाद्या महासुराः ॥७॥
7. purā dānavamukhyā hi krodhalobhasamanvitāḥ ,
balena mattāḥ śataśo narakādyā mahāsurāḥ.
balena mattāḥ śataśo narakādyā mahāsurāḥ.
7.
purā dānavamukhyāḥ hi krodhalobhasamanvitāḥ
balena mattāḥ śataśaḥ narakādyāḥ mahāsurāḥ
balena mattāḥ śataśaḥ narakādyāḥ mahāsurāḥ
7.
purā hi dānavamukhyāḥ narakādyāḥ
krodhalobhasamanvitāḥ balena mattāḥ śataśaḥ mahāsurāḥ
krodhalobhasamanvitāḥ balena mattāḥ śataśaḥ mahāsurāḥ
7.
Indeed, in ancient times, hundreds of great demons (asuras) like Naraka and others, who were chief among the Danavas, were filled with anger and greed, and intoxicated by their strength.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before
- दानवमुख्याः (dānavamukhyāḥ) - chief among the Danavas (a class of demons)
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- क्रोधलोभसमन्विताः (krodhalobhasamanvitāḥ) - endowed with anger and greed
- बलेन (balena) - by strength, by force
- मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - intoxicated, arrogant, proud
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of
- नरकाद्याः (narakādyāḥ) - Naraka and others, headed by Naraka
- महासुराः (mahāsurāḥ) - great demons (asuras)
Words meanings and morphology
पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before
(indeclinable)
दानवमुख्याः (dānavamukhyāḥ) - chief among the Danavas (a class of demons)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dānavamukhya
dānavamukhya - chief of the Danavas, principal Danava
Compound type : tatpurusha (dānava+mukhya)
- dānava – a descendant of Danu; a demon, an Asura
noun (masculine) - mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
adjective (masculine)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
क्रोधलोभसमन्विताः (krodhalobhasamanvitāḥ) - endowed with anger and greed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of krodhalobhasamanvita
krodhalobhasamanvita - accompanied/endowed with anger and greed
Compound type : tatpurusha (krodha+lobha+samanvita)
- krodha – anger, wrath
noun (masculine)
Root: kṛdh (class 4) - lobha – greed, covetousness, desire
noun (masculine)
Root: lubh (class 4) - samanvita – accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'anv' with prefixes 'sam' and 'vi'.
Prefixes: sam+anu
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'mahāsurāḥ'.
बलेन (balena) - by strength, by force
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force, might
मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - intoxicated, arrogant, proud
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of matta
matta - intoxicated, drunk, arrogant, proud, impassioned
Past Passive Participle
From root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, rejoice) with the past participle suffix '-ta'.
Root: mad (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'mahāsurāḥ'.
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of
(indeclinable)
Formed with the suffix '-śas' to denote distribution or repetition.
नरकाद्याः (narakādyāḥ) - Naraka and others, headed by Naraka
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of narakādi
narakādi - Naraka and so forth, beginning with Naraka
Compound type : tatpurusha (naraka+ādi)
- naraka – hell, Hades; name of a demon
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, origin; and so forth (as a suffix)
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'mahāsurāḥ'.
महासुराः (mahāsurāḥ) - great demons (asuras)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāsura
mahāsura - a great demon, a powerful asura
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (feminine) - asura – demon, titan, anti-god
noun (masculine)