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7,25

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-20

येन नागेन मघवानजयद्दैत्यदानवान् ।
स नागप्रवरो भीमं सहसा समुपाद्रवत् ॥२०॥
20. yena nāgena maghavānajayaddaityadānavān ,
sa nāgapravaro bhīmaṁ sahasā samupādravat.
20. yena nāgena maghavān ajayat daityadānavān
saḥ nāgapravaraḥ bhīmaṃ sahasā samupādravat
20. yena nāgena maghavān daityadānavān ajayat,
saḥ nāgapravaraḥ sahasā bhīmaṃ samupādravat
20. That very elephant, the chief of elephants, by which Indra conquered the Daityas and Dānavas, suddenly charged towards Bhīma.

Words meanings summery:

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  • येन (yena) - by which elephant (by which)
  • नागेन (nāgena) - by the elephant
  • मघवान् (maghavān) - Indra (epithet for the god of thunder and war)
  • अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered, vanquished
  • दैत्यदानवान् (daityadānavān) - Daityas and Dānavas (classes of asuras/demons)
  • सः (saḥ) - that (elephant) (that)
  • नागप्रवरः (nāgapravaraḥ) - chief of elephants, best of elephants
  • भीमम् (bhīmam) - towards Bhīma (Bhīma)
  • सहस (sahasa) - suddenly, quickly, by force
  • समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - rushed towards, charged

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which elephant (by which)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat
yat - which, who, what
नागेन (nāgena) - by the elephant
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of nāga
nāga - elephant, serpent, Nāga (mythical being)
मघवान् (maghavān) - Indra (epithet for the god of thunder and war)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maghavan
maghavan - rich, liberal, munificent (an epithet of Indra)
अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered, vanquished
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ji
Root: ji (class 1)
दैत्यदानवान् (daityadānavān) - Daityas and Dānavas (classes of asuras/demons)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of daityadānava
daityadānava - Daityas and Dānavas (plural), a class of demons
Dvandva compound
Compound type : Dvandva (daitya+dānava)
  • daitya – son of Diti, a class of demons/asuras
    noun (masculine)
  • dānava – son of Danu, a class of demons/asuras
    noun (masculine)
सः (saḥ) - that (elephant) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
नागप्रवरः (nāgapravaraḥ) - chief of elephants, best of elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgapravara
nāgapravara - best of elephants, chief elephant
Tatpurusha compound (ṣaṣṭhī)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (nāga+pravara)
  • nāga – elephant, serpent
    noun (masculine)
  • pravara – chief, principal, best, excellent
    adjective (masculine)
भीमम् (bhīmam) - towards Bhīma (Bhīma)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma
bhīma - Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍavas), formidable, terrible
सहस (sahasa) - suddenly, quickly, by force
(indeclinable)
समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - rushed towards, charged
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dru
Prefixes: sam+upa+ā
Root: dru (class 1)