महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-45, verse-22
उद्वृत्ता ह्यसुराः केचिन्निवातकवचा इति ।
विप्रियेषु स्थितास्माकं वरदानेन मोहिताः ॥२२॥
विप्रियेषु स्थितास्माकं वरदानेन मोहिताः ॥२२॥
22. udvṛttā hyasurāḥ kecinnivātakavacā iti ,
vipriyeṣu sthitāsmākaṁ varadānena mohitāḥ.
vipriyeṣu sthitāsmākaṁ varadānena mohitāḥ.
22.
udbṛttāḥ hi asurāḥ kecit nivātakavacāḥ iti
vipriyeṣu sthitāḥ asmākam varadānena mohitāḥ
vipriyeṣu sthitāḥ asmākam varadānena mohitāḥ
22.
Indeed, some asuras, specifically the Nivātakavaca, became arrogant. Deluded by the boon we granted, they are now engaged in hostile acts against us.
Words meanings summery:
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- उद्बृत्ताः (udbṛttāḥ) - arrogant (having become unruly due to power) (unruly, arrogant, risen, swollen)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
- असुराः (asurāḥ) - asuras (a class of powerful beings often depicted as demons) (demons, anti-gods)
- केचित् (kecit) - some (certain ones among them) (some, certain)
- निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - the Nivātakavaca (a specific group of asuras) (protected from wind, impervious to wind; name of a class of demons)
- इति (iti) - (introduces a specific group or statement) (thus, in this manner, so, this much)
- विप्रियेषु (vipriyeṣu) - in hostile acts (in hostile acts, in disagreeable things, in enmities)
- स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - engaged (in, or pursuing) (situated, standing, abiding, engaged)
- अस्माकम् (asmākam) - against us (in the sense of 'our enemies') (our, of us, for us)
- वरदानेन (varadānena) - by the boon (that was granted to them) (by the granting of a boon, by a boon)
- मोहिताः (mohitāḥ) - deluded (by the boon) (deluded, bewildered, infatuated)
Words meanings and morphology
उद्बृत्ताः (udbṛttāḥ) - arrogant (having become unruly due to power) (unruly, arrogant, risen, swollen)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of udbṛtta
udbṛtta - unruly, arrogant, risen, swollen
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛt with upasarga ud.
Prefix: ud
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Refers to asuras.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
असुराः (asurāḥ) - asuras (a class of powerful beings often depicted as demons) (demons, anti-gods)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of asura
asura - demon, anti-god
केचित् (kecit) - some (certain ones among them) (some, certain)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ka
ka - who, what, which
kascit is an indefinite pronoun formed from ka + cit.
Note: Indefinite pronoun 'some'.
निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - the Nivātakavaca (a specific group of asuras) (protected from wind, impervious to wind; name of a class of demons)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nivātakavaca
nivātakavaca - protected from wind, impervious to wind; name of a class of demons
Note: Name of a specific group of powerful asuras.
इति (iti) - (introduces a specific group or statement) (thus, in this manner, so, this much)
(indeclinable)
विप्रियेषु (vipriyeṣu) - in hostile acts (in hostile acts, in disagreeable things, in enmities)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of vipriya
vipriya - hostile, disagreeable, unpleasant
Note: `vipriya` here means 'unfriendly acts' or 'hostilities'.
स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - engaged (in, or pursuing) (situated, standing, abiding, engaged)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita
sthita - situated, standing, abiding, engaged
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with asuras.
अस्माकम् (asmākam) - against us (in the sense of 'our enemies') (our, of us, for us)
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
Declined form of the first person plural pronoun.
Note: 'Our' or 'against us' in this context.
वरदानेन (varadānena) - by the boon (that was granted to them) (by the granting of a boon, by a boon)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of varadāna
varadāna - granting of a boon, bestowing of a wish
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+dāna)
- vara – boon, wish, blessing
noun (masculine) - dāna – giving, granting, gift, donation
noun (neuter)
From root dā (to give).
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Means 'by the boon'.
मोहिताः (mohitāḥ) - deluded (by the boon) (deluded, bewildered, infatuated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mohita
mohita - deluded, bewildered, infatuated
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root muh (to be bewildered, infatuated) in causative sense.
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Agrees with asuras.