महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-25

तथा देवा ददुस्तस्मै सेनां नैरृतसंकुलाम् ।
देवशत्रुक्षयकरीमजय्यां विश्वरूपिणीम् ॥२५॥

25. tathā devā dadustasmai senāṁ nairṛtasaṁkulām ,
devaśatrukṣayakarīmajayyāṁ viśvarūpiṇīm.

25. tathā devā dadus tasmai senāṃ nairṛta-saṅkulām
deva-śatru-kṣaya-karīm ajayyām viśva-rūpiṇīm

25. tathā devāḥ tasmai nairṛta-saṅkulām
deva-śatru-kṣaya-karīm ajayyām viśva-rūpiṇīm senām daduḥ

25. Likewise, the gods gave him an army filled with demons, one that destroys the enemies of the gods, is invincible, and can assume any form at will.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, likewise

• देवा (devā) - gods, divine beings

• ददुस् (dadus) - they gave, granted, bestowed

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Kumāra / Skanda (to him, for him)

• सेनाम् (senām) - army, host, troops

• नैरृत-सङ्कुलाम् (nairṛta-saṅkulām) - thronged with demons, crowded with rākṣasas

• देव-शत्रु-क्षय-करीम् (deva-śatru-kṣaya-karīm) - causing the destruction of the enemies of the gods

• अजय्याम् (ajayyām) - invincible, unconquerable

• विश्व-रूपिणीम् (viśva-rūpiṇīm) - having all forms, assuming any form at will

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, likewise

(indeclinable)

देवा (devā) - gods, divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, divine being, deity

Note: External sandhi before voiced stop results in lengthening or standard sandhi forms.

ददुस् (dadus) - they gave, granted, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā

root dā, class 3

Root: dā (class 3)

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Kumāra / Skanda (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सेनाम् (senām) - army, host, troops

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, troops

नैरृत-सङ्कुलाम् (nairṛta-saṅkulām) - thronged with demons, crowded with rākṣasas

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nairṛta-saṅkula

nairṛta-saṅkula - filled with demons or rākṣasas

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (nairṛta+saṅkula)

• nairṛta – descendant of Nirṛti, demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• saṅkula – filled with, thronged, crowded
  adjective (masculine)

देव-शत्रु-क्षय-करीम् (deva-śatru-kṣaya-karīm) - causing the destruction of the enemies of the gods

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of deva-śatru-kṣaya-karī

deva-śatru-kṣaya-karī - destroyer of the enemies of the gods

bahuvrihi or tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva-śatru+kṣaya-karī)

• deva-śatru – enemy of the gods
  noun (masculine)
  tatpurusha
• kṣaya-karī – causing destruction
  adjective (feminine)
  tatpurusha

अजय्याम् (ajayyām) - invincible, unconquerable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ajayya

ajayya - invincible, unconquerable

a + jayya (gerundive of ji)

Root: ji (class 1)

विश्व-रूपिणीम् (viśva-rūpiṇīm) - having all forms, assuming any form at will

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśva-rūpiṇī

viśva-rūpiṇī - taking all forms, omniform

bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśva+rūpiṇī)

• viśva – all, universal
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpiṇī – having the form of, embodied
  adjective (feminine)

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