महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-99, verse-2

कालकेयैर्महाकायैः समन्तादभिरक्षितम् ।
समुद्यतप्रहरणैः सशृङ्गैरिव पर्वतैः ॥२॥

2. kālakeyairmahākāyaiḥ samantādabhirakṣitam ,
samudyatapraharaṇaiḥ saśṛṅgairiva parvataiḥ.

2. kālakeyaiḥ mahākāyaiḥ samantāt abhirakṣitam
samudyatapraharaṇaiḥ saśṛṅgaiḥ iva parvataiḥ

2. He (Vṛtra) was guarded all around by the monstrous-bodied Kālakeyās, who were like horned mountains, poised with uplifted weapons.

2. (וְרְטְרַה) היה מוקף מכל עבר בבני הקָאלֵיַה גדולי הגוף, שנשקם מורם, והם נראו כהרים בעלי פסגות.

Words meanings summery:

• कालकेयैः (kālakeyaiḥ) - by the Kālakeyās (a class of demons)

• महाकायैः (mahākāyaiḥ) - by the monstrous-bodied Kālakeyās (by those with great bodies, by the monstrous-bodied)

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around, on all sides, everywhere

• अभिरक्षितम् (abhirakṣitam) - Vṛtra, who was protected (protected, guarded, defended)

• समुद्यतप्रहरणैः (samudyatapraharaṇaiḥ) - by the Kālakeyās with uplifted weapons (by those with uplifted weapons, by those whose weapons are raised)

• सशृङ्गैः (saśṛṅgaiḥ) - like mountains with peaks (with horns/peaks, horned, peaked)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - by mountains

Words meanings and morphology

कालकेयैः (kālakeyaiḥ) - by the Kālakeyās (a class of demons)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kālakeya

kālakeya - a class of powerful demons, descendants of Kāla and Danu

महाकायैः (mahākāyaiḥ) - by the monstrous-bodied Kālakeyās (by those with great bodies, by the monstrous-bodied)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - great-bodied, colossal, huge

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• kāya – body, form, mass
  noun (masculine)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around, on all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

अभिरक्षितम् (abhirakṣitam) - Vṛtra, who was protected (protected, guarded, defended)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhirakṣita

abhirakṣita - protected, guarded, defended

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Vṛtram' from the previous verse.

समुद्यतप्रहरणैः (samudyatapraharaṇaiḥ) - by the Kālakeyās with uplifted weapons (by those with uplifted weapons, by those whose weapons are raised)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of samudyatapraharaṇa

samudyatapraharaṇa - having uplifted weapons, with weapons raised

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samudyata+praharaṇa)

• samudyata – uplifted, raised, prepared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: yam (class 1)
• praharaṇa – weapon, missile, striking
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

सशृङ्गैः (saśṛṅgaiḥ) - like mountains with peaks (with horns/peaks, horned, peaked)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saśṛṅga

saśṛṅga - having horns, horned; having peaks, peaked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śṛṅga)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit, pinnacle
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - by mountains

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock

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