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9,45

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-45, verse-16

मनोजवा कण्टकिनी प्रघसा पूतना तथा ।
खशया चुर्व्युटिर्वामा क्रोशनाथ तडित्प्रभा ॥१६॥
16. manojavā kaṇṭakinī praghasā pūtanā tathā ,
khaśayā curvyuṭirvāmā krośanātha taḍitprabhā.
16. manojava kaṇṭakinī praghasā pūtanā tathā
khaśayā curvyuṭiḥ vāmā krośanā atha taḍitprabhā
16. manojava kaṇṭakinī praghasā pūtanā tathā
khaśayā curvyuṭiḥ vāmā krośanā atha taḍitprabhā
16. Manojava, Kaṇṭakinī, Praghasā, Pūtanā, and similarly, Khaśayā, Curvyuṭi, Vāmā, Krośanā, and then Taḍitprabhā.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • मनोजव (manojava) - Manojava, name of a demoness. (swift as thought)
  • कण्टकिनी (kaṇṭakinī) - Kaṇṭakinī, name of a demoness. (thorny, spiny)
  • प्रघसा (praghasā) - Praghasā, name of a demoness. (devouring, a devourer)
  • पूतना (pūtanā) - Pūtanā, the well-known demoness from Bhāgavata Purāṇa. (a type of demoness, child-killer)
  • तथा (tathā) - and, likewise (connecting the names) (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and)
  • खशया (khaśayā) - Khaśayā, name of a demoness. (lying on the sky/air, a celestial female, a type of demoness)
  • चुर्व्युटिः (curvyuṭiḥ) - Curvyuṭi, name of a demoness. ((an obscure name))
  • वामा (vāmā) - Vāmā, name of a demoness. (left, adverse, beautiful woman)
  • क्रोशना (krośanā) - Krośanā, name of a demoness, 'the wailing one.' (crying, screaming, wailing)
  • अथ (atha) - and then, introducing the next name. (and, now, then, moreover)
  • तडित्प्रभा (taḍitprabhā) - Taḍitprabhā, name of a demoness, 'lightning-radiant.' (lightning-like radiance)

Words meanings and morphology

मनोजव (manojava) - Manojava, name of a demoness. (swift as thought)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of manojava
manojava - swift as thought, mind-swift
Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+java)
  • manas – mind, intellect, thought
    noun (neuter)
  • java – speed, swiftness
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ju (class 1)
कण्टकिनी (kaṇṭakinī) - Kaṇṭakinī, name of a demoness. (thorny, spiny)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kaṇṭakinī
kaṇṭakinī - thorny, spiny, bristly, prickly
From kaṇṭaka (thorn) + inī (suffix for possession/relation)
प्रघसा (praghasā) - Praghasā, name of a demoness. (devouring, a devourer)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of praghasā
praghasā - devourer, eater
From prefix pra + root ghas (to eat)
Prefix: pra
Root: ghas (class 1)
पूतना (pūtanā) - Pūtanā, the well-known demoness from Bhāgavata Purāṇa. (a type of demoness, child-killer)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pūtanā
pūtanā - a demoness, a female evil spirit that kills children
तथा (tathā) - and, likewise (connecting the names) (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and)
(indeclinable)
खशया (khaśayā) - Khaśayā, name of a demoness. (lying on the sky/air, a celestial female, a type of demoness)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of khaśayā
khaśayā - lying in the air, a kind of female goblin or demoness
From kha (sky, air) + śayā (lying)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+śayā)
  • kha – sky, air, empty space
    noun (neuter)
  • śayā – lying, sleeping
    adjective (feminine)
    Feminine form of śaya, from root śī (to lie)
    Root: śī (class 2)
चुर्व्युटिः (curvyuṭiḥ) - Curvyuṭi, name of a demoness. ((an obscure name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of curvyuṭi
curvyuṭi - (an obscure name, likely a proper noun)
वामा (vāmā) - Vāmā, name of a demoness. (left, adverse, beautiful woman)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vāmā
vāmā - left, adverse, contrary, beautiful woman, a wife
Feminine form of vāma.
क्रोशना (krośanā) - Krośanā, name of a demoness, 'the wailing one.' (crying, screaming, wailing)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of krośanā
krośanā - crying, screaming, wailing
From root kruś (to cry, to yell)
Root: kruś (class 1)
अथ (atha) - and then, introducing the next name. (and, now, then, moreover)
(indeclinable)
तडित्प्रभा (taḍitprabhā) - Taḍitprabhā, name of a demoness, 'lightning-radiant.' (lightning-like radiance)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of taḍitprabhā
taḍitprabhā - lightning-like splendor or radiance
From taḍit (lightning) + prabhā (radiance)
Compound type : tatpurusha (taḍit+prabhā)
  • taḍit – lightning
    noun (feminine)
  • prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: bhā (class 2)