महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-103, verse-14

त्वत्प्रसादान्महाभाग लोकैः प्राप्तं महत्सुखम् ।
त्वत्तेजसा च निहताः कालेयाः क्रूरविक्रमाः ॥१४॥

14. tvatprasādānmahābhāga lokaiḥ prāptaṁ mahatsukham ,
tvattejasā ca nihatāḥ kāleyāḥ krūravikramāḥ.

14. tvatprasādāt mahābhāga lokaiḥ prāptam mahat sukham
tvattejasā ca nihatāḥ kāleyāḥ krūravikramāḥ

14. O venerable one, by your grace, great happiness was attained by the worlds. And by your power (tejas), the Kāleyas, who possessed fierce might, were slain.

14. בחסדך, הו נעלה, זכו העולמות לאושר גדול, ובעוצמתך נהרגו הקָאלֵיַה אכזרי הגבורה.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वत्प्रसादात् (tvatprasādāt) - by your grace, by your favor

• महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one, O venerable one

• लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - By the beings of the worlds. (by the worlds, by the people)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - was attained. (obtained, achieved, reached)

• महत् (mahat) - great, vast, large

• सुखम् (sukham) - Great happiness. (happiness, joy, well-being)

• त्वत्तेजसा (tvattejasā) - by your splendor, by your power

• च (ca) - and

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - were slain. (slain, killed)

• कालेयाः (kāleyāḥ) - Kāleyas (a class of Dānavas)

• क्रूरविक्रमाः (krūravikramāḥ) - of cruel prowess, of fierce might

Words meanings and morphology

त्वत्प्रसादात् (tvatprasādāt) - by your grace, by your favor

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tvatprasāda

tvatprasāda - your grace, your favor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+prasāda)

• tvat – your, from you
  pronoun
  Ablative form of 'yuṣmad' or pronominal adjective 'your'
• prasāda – grace, favor, blessing, clarity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sad (to sit) with prefixes pra. (The Dhatu is sad, pra-sad.)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Denotes cause/source.

महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one, O venerable one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, venerable, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bhāga)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāga – fortune, share, portion, luck
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhaj (to divide, obtain)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Direct address.

लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - By the beings of the worlds. (by the worlds, by the people)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, universe

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - was attained. (obtained, achieved, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained, acquired

past passive participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra and suffix -ta

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective qualifying 'sukham'.

महत् (mahat) - great, vast, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, eminent

सुखम् (sukham) - Great happiness. (happiness, joy, well-being)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, well-being

Note: Subject of the first clause (was attained).

त्वत्तेजसा (tvattejasā) - by your splendor, by your power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tvattejas

tvattejas - your splendor, your power

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+tejas)

• tvat – your, from you
  pronoun
  Ablative form of 'yuṣmad' or pronominal adjective 'your'
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Denotes instrument/agent of action.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - were slain. (slain, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

past passive participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni and suffix -ta

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective qualifying 'kāleyāḥ'. Implies a past action ('were slain').

कालेयाः (kāleyāḥ) - Kāleyas (a class of Dānavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāleya

kāleya - a class of Dānavas (demons), sons of Kālī

Patronymic from Kālī

Note: Subject of the second clause ('were slain').

क्रूरविक्रमाः (krūravikramāḥ) - of cruel prowess, of fierce might

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krūravikrama

krūravikrama - having cruel prowess, of fierce might

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krūra+vikrama)

• krūra – cruel, fierce, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
• vikrama – prowess, valor, might, courage
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kram (to step, go) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kāleyāḥ'.

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