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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-193, verse-16

तत्र रौद्रो दानवेन्द्रो महावीर्यपराक्रमः ।
मधुकैटभयोः पुत्रो धुन्धुर्नाम सुदारुणः ॥१६॥
16. tatra raudro dānavendro mahāvīryaparākramaḥ ,
madhukaiṭabhayoḥ putro dhundhurnāma sudāruṇaḥ.
16. tatra raudraḥ dānavendraḥ mahāvīryaparākramaḥ
madhukaiṭabhayoḥ putraḥ dhundhuḥ nāma sudāruṇaḥ
16. There resides a fierce chief of demons (dānava), possessing great valor and might. He is the son of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, named Dhundhu, and is exceedingly dreadful.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत्र (tatra) - Refers to the Ujjānaka ocean mentioned in the previous verse. (there, in that place)
  • रौद्रः (raudraḥ) - terrible, fierce, dreadful, Shiva-like
  • दानवेन्द्रः (dānavendraḥ) - king of dānavas (demons), chief of demons
  • महावीर्यपराक्रमः (mahāvīryaparākramaḥ) - of great valor and prowess, mighty and valiant
  • मधुकैटभयोः (madhukaiṭabhayoḥ) - of Madhu and Kaiṭabha
  • पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son
  • धुन्धुः (dhundhuḥ) - The name of the demon. (Dhundhu (proper name))
  • नाम (nāma) - by name, named
  • सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - extremely dreadful, very fierce

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - Refers to the Ujjānaka ocean mentioned in the previous verse. (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
From pronoun stem `tad` + suffix `tral`.
रौद्रः (raudraḥ) - terrible, fierce, dreadful, Shiva-like
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of raudra
raudra - terrible, fierce, dreadful, relating to Rudra/Shiva
From `rudra` + `aṇ`.
Root: rud
दानवेन्द्रः (dānavendraḥ) - king of dānavas (demons), chief of demons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dānavendra
dānavendra - chief of dānavas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+indra)
  • dānava – demon, son of Danu
    noun (masculine)
    From Danu (a goddess, mother of a class of demons) + `aṇ` suffix.
  • indra – chief, lord, god Indra
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'resides'.
महावीर्यपराक्रमः (mahāvīryaparākramaḥ) - of great valor and prowess, mighty and valiant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīryaparākrama
mahāvīryaparākrama - of great valor and prowess
Compound.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vīrya+parākrama)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    indeclinable
    Feminine form of `mahat` (great) in compound initial position.
  • vīrya – valor, heroism, strength, power
    noun (neuter)
    From `vīra` (hero).
  • parākrama – prowess, valor, heroism, exertion
    noun (masculine)
    From `parā` + `kram` (to step).
    Prefix: parā
    Root: kram (class 1)
Note: Adjective for `dānavendraḥ`.
मधुकैटभयोः (madhukaiṭabhayoḥ) - of Madhu and Kaiṭabha
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of madhukaiṭabha
madhukaiṭabha - Madhu and Kaiṭabha (two demons)
Dual form of a dvandva compound of two proper names.
Compound type : dvandva (madhu+kaiṭabha)
  • madhu – Madhu (a demon), honey, sweet
    proper noun (masculine)
  • kaiṭabha – Kaiṭabha (a demon)
    proper noun (masculine)
Note: Possessive, referring to the fathers of Dhundhu.
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
From root `pu` + `tra`.
Root: pu
धुन्धुः (dhundhuḥ) - The name of the demon. (Dhundhu (proper name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhundhu
dhundhu - Dhundhu (a demon)
Note: Predicate nominative for `dānavendraḥ`.
नाम (nāma) - by name, named
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to specify the name.
सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - extremely dreadful, very fierce
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sudāruṇa
sudāruṇa - very dreadful, extremely fierce
`su` (prefix for 'very'/'good') + `dāruṇa` (dreadful).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)
  • su – good, well, very, excellent
    indeclinable
    Prefix for intensification or goodness.
  • dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, cruel, harsh
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Adjective for Dhundhu.