Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
3,100

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-100, verse-20

आदिदैत्यो महावीर्यो हिरण्यकशिपुस्त्वया ।
नारसिंहं वपुः कृत्वा सूदितः पुरुषोत्तम ॥२०॥
20. ādidaityo mahāvīryo hiraṇyakaśipustvayā ,
nārasiṁhaṁ vapuḥ kṛtvā sūditaḥ puruṣottama.
20. ādidaitaḥ mahāvīryaḥ hiraṇyakaśipuḥ tvayā
nārasiṃham vapuḥ kṛtvā sūditaḥ puruṣottama
20. O Supreme Person (puruṣa), you killed the primordial and very powerful demon Hiranyakashipu by assuming a man-lion (nārasiṃham) form.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • आदिदैतः (ādidaitaḥ) - the primordial demon
  • महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - very powerful, mighty
  • हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - A powerful demon in Hindu mythology. (Hiranyakashipu)
  • त्वया (tvayā) - by you
  • नारसिंहम् (nārasiṁham) - Referring to the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu. (man-lion, relating to a man-lion)
  • वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having assumed
  • सूदितः (sūditaḥ) - killed, destroyed
  • पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O Supreme Person (puruṣa), addressing Lord Vishnu. (O best among men, O Supreme Person)

Words meanings and morphology

आदिदैतः (ādidaitaḥ) - the primordial demon
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ādidaita
ādidaita - primordial demon, chief demon
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ādi+daitya)
  • ādi – first, primordial, beginning
    adjective
  • daitya – demon (descendant of Diti)
    noun (masculine)
महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - very powerful, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya
mahāvīrya - having great valor/strength, very powerful, mighty
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)
  • mahā – great, mighty
    adjective
  • vīrya – valor, strength, power, energy
    noun (neuter)
हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - A powerful demon in Hindu mythology. (Hiranyakashipu)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyakaśipu
hiraṇyakaśipu - Hiranyakashipu (name of a demon king)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of tvam
tvam - you
नारसिंहम् (nārasiṁham) - Referring to the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu. (man-lion, relating to a man-lion)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nārasiṃha
nārasiṁha - man-lion, Narasimha (Vishnu's avatar)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (nara+siṃha)
  • nara – man, human
    noun
  • siṃha – lion
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'vapuḥ'.
वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, essence
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having assumed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root √kṛ with -tvā suffix.
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
सूदितः (sūditaḥ) - killed, destroyed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sūdita
sūdita - killed, destroyed, annihilated
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √sūd with -ita suffix.
Root: √sūd (class 10)
पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O Supreme Person (puruṣa), addressing Lord Vishnu. (O best among men, O Supreme Person)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama
puruṣottama - best among men, supreme person (puruṣa)
Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+uttama)
  • puruṣa – man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)
    noun (masculine)
  • uttama – best, highest, supreme
    adjective