Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
5,136

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-136, verse-7

दानवान्घोरकर्माणो निवातकवचान्युधि ।
रौद्रमस्त्रं समाधाय दग्धवानस्त्रवह्निना ॥७॥
7. dānavānghorakarmāṇo nivātakavacānyudhi ,
raudramastraṁ samādhāya dagdhavānastravahninā.
7. dānavān ghorakarmāṇaḥ nivātakavacān yudhi
raudram astram samādhāya dagdhavān astravahninā
7. raudram astram samādhāya ghorakarmāṇaḥ
nivātakavacān dānavān yudhi astravahninā dagdhavān
7. Having fixed a formidable weapon, he incinerated the Nivātakavaca demons, who engaged in terrible deeds, in battle with the fire of that weapon.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • दानवान् (dānavān) - demons, sons of Danu
  • घोरकर्माणः (ghorakarmāṇaḥ) - those of terrible deeds, dreadful agents
  • निवातकवचान् (nivātakavacān) - Nivātakavacas (a class of demons)
  • युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat
  • रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce, terrible, formidable, wrathful
  • अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile
  • समाधाय (samādhāya) - having fixed, having aimed, having concentrated, having invoked
  • दग्धवान् (dagdhavān) - he burnt, he incinerated
  • अस्त्रवह्निना (astravahninā) - by the fire of the weapon

Words meanings and morphology

दानवान् (dānavān) - demons, sons of Danu
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - a demon, a son of Danu
from Danu, suffix -a
घोरकर्माणः (ghorakarmāṇaḥ) - those of terrible deeds, dreadful agents
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ghorakarman
ghorakarman - one whose deeds are terrible, performing dreadful actions
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghora+karman)
  • ghora – terrible, dreadful, formidable
    adjective (neuter)
  • karman – deed, action, work (karma)
    noun (neuter)
    from root kṛ 'to do'
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'dānavān' and 'nivātakavacān'.
निवातकवचान् (nivātakavacān) - Nivātakavacas (a class of demons)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nivātakavaca
nivātakavaca - a class of powerful demons, clad in impenetrable armor, impervious to missiles
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nivāta+kavaca)
  • nivāta – protected from wind, windless
    adjective (neuter)
    Prefix: ni
  • kavaca – armor, breastplate
    noun (masculine)
युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, fight, war
रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce, terrible, formidable, wrathful
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of raudra
raudra - fierce, terrible, formidable, belonging to Rudra
from Rudra
Note: Qualifies 'astram'.
अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of astra
astra - a missile, an arrow, a weapon (especially one discharged by spells)
from root as 'to throw'
Root: as (class 4)
समाधाय (samādhāya) - having fixed, having aimed, having concentrated, having invoked
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
from root dhā with upasargas sam-ā
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
दग्धवान् (dagdhavān) - he burnt, he incinerated
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdhavant
dagdhavant - one who has burnt
Past Active Participle
from root dah, suffix -vat
Root: dah (class 1)
Note: Implies the subject, often Arjuna in such contexts.
अस्त्रवह्निना (astravahninā) - by the fire of the weapon
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of astravahni
astravahni - the fire of a weapon
Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+vahni)
  • astra – weapon, missile
    noun (neuter)
    Root: as (class 4)
  • vahni – fire, Agni
    noun (masculine)
    from root vah 'to carry'
    Root: vah (class 1)