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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-265, verse-11

चतुर्दश पिशाचानां कोट्यो मे वचने स्थिताः ।
द्विस्तावत्पुरुषादानां रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम् ॥११॥
11. caturdaśa piśācānāṁ koṭyo me vacane sthitāḥ ,
dvistāvatpuruṣādānāṁ rakṣasāṁ bhīmakarmaṇām.
11. caturdaśa piśācānām koṭyaḥ me vacane sthitāḥ
dviḥ tāvat puruṣādānām rakṣasām bhīmakarmaṇām
11. Fourteen crores (140 million) of Piśācas (ghouls) are subject to my command. Twice that many Rākṣasas (demons) who devour humans and perform terrible deeds are also at my beck and call.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen
  • पिशाचानाम् (piśācānām) - of Piśācas, of ghouls
  • कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores (ten millions), vast numbers
  • मे (me) - my, to me, for me
  • वचने (vacane) - in the command, in the word
  • स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated, abiding
  • द्विः (dviḥ) - twice
  • तावत् (tāvat) - so much, as much, so many
  • पुरुषादानाम् (puruṣādānām) - of man-eaters
  • रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of Rākṣasas (demons)
  • भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of terrible deeds, of frightful actions

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen
(numeral)
Note: Used adjectivally with koṭyaḥ.
पिशाचानाम् (piśācānām) - of Piśācas, of ghouls
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of piśāca
piśāca - a ghoul, goblin, a class of demons
कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores (ten millions), vast numbers
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of koṭi
koṭi - a crore (ten million), tip, end, highest point
Note: Refers to the number of piśācas.
मे (me) - my, to me, for me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Used possessively or indicating relation.
वचने (vacane) - in the command, in the word
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - word, speech, command, saying
Root: vac (class 2)
स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated, abiding
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, abiding, established
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Feminine plural nominative in agreement with koṭyaḥ.
द्विः (dviḥ) - twice
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial.
तावत् (tāvat) - so much, as much, so many
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates quantity relative to previous statement.
पुरुषादानाम् (puruṣādānām) - of man-eaters
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of puruṣāda
puruṣāda - man-eater, cannibal
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ada)
  • puruṣa – man, person, male, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
    noun (masculine)
  • ada – eating, one who eats
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/adjective from root ad
    From root ad (to eat)
    Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Adjectival usage with rakṣasām.
रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of Rākṣasas (demons)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas
rakṣas - a Rākṣasa (a class of demons, often malevolent)
Note: Note that rakṣas is neuter, but often treated as masculine in epic literature for the beings.
भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - of terrible deeds, of frightful actions
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhīmakarman
bhīmakarman - having terrible deeds, performing frightful actions
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+karman)
  • bhīma – terrible, frightful, dreadful
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: bhī (class 3)
  • karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: In agreement with rakṣasām.