महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-259, verse-25

रावण उवाच ।
गन्धर्वदेवासुरतो यक्षराक्षसतस्तथा ।
सर्पकिंनरभूतेभ्यो न मे भूयात्पराभवः ॥२५॥

25. rāvaṇa uvāca ,
gandharvadevāsurato yakṣarākṣasatastathā ,
sarpakiṁnarabhūtebhyo na me bhūyātparābhavaḥ.

25. rāvaṇa uvāca gandharvadevāsurataḥ yakṣarākṣasataḥ
tathā sarpakinnarabhūtebhyaḥ na me bhūyāt parābhavaḥ

25. Ravana said, 'May I not suffer defeat from Gandharvas, Devas, Asuras, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and likewise from serpents, Kinnaras, and other beings.'

Words meanings summery:

• रावण (rāvaṇa) - Ravana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गन्धर्वदेवासुरतः (gandharvadevāsurataḥ) - from Gandharvas, Devas, and Asuras

• यक्षराक्षसतः (yakṣarākṣasataḥ) - from Yakṣas and Rākṣasas

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and

• सर्पकिन्नरभूतेभ्यः (sarpakinnarabhūtebhyaḥ) - from serpents, Kinnaras, and other beings/creatures

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• भूयात् (bhūyāt) - may it be, let it happen

• पराभवः (parābhavaḥ) - defeat, subjugation, humiliation

Words meanings and morphology

रावण (rāvaṇa) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper name of the demon king of Lanka)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

गन्धर्वदेवासुरतः (gandharvadevāsurataḥ) - from Gandharvas, Devas, and Asuras

(noun)

Ablative, plural of gandharvadevāsuratas

gandharvadevāsura - Gandharvas, Devas, and Asuras (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+deva+asura)

• gandharva – celestial musician
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)

Note: The suffix -tas is added to a noun to indicate origin or separation.

यक्षराक्षसतः (yakṣarākṣasataḥ) - from Yakṣas and Rākṣasas

(noun)

Ablative, plural of yakṣarākṣasatas

yakṣarākṣasa - Yakṣas and Rākṣasas (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (yakṣa+rākṣasa)

• yakṣa – a class of benevolent nature-spirits
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: The suffix -tas is added to a noun to indicate origin or separation.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and

(indeclinable)

सर्पकिन्नरभूतेभ्यः (sarpakinnarabhūtebhyaḥ) - from serpents, Kinnaras, and other beings/creatures

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of sarpakinnarabhūta

sarpakinnarabhūta - serpents, Kinnaras, and (other) beings/creatures (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (sarpa+kinnara+bhūta)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• kinnara – mythical creature, half-human, half-horse
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, ghost
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

भूयात् (bhūyāt) - may it be, let it happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पराभवः (parābhavaḥ) - defeat, subjugation, humiliation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parābhava

parābhava - defeat, overthrow, subjugation, humiliation

Derived from 'parā-bhū' (to be overcome, defeated).

Prefix: parā

Root: bhū (class 1)

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