वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-58, verse-12

सदेवासुरयुद्धेषु गन्धर्वोरगपक्षिषु ।
मैन्दस्य प्रतियोद्धारं शंसत द्विविदस्य वा ॥१२॥

12. sadevāsurayuddheṣu gandharvoragapakṣiṣu ,
maindasya pratiyoddhāraṃ śaṃsata dvividasya vā.

12. sadevāsurayuddheṣu gandharvoragapakṣiṣu
maindasya pratiyoddhāram śaṃsata dvividasya vā

12. maindasya vā dvividasya pratiyoddhāram
sadevāsurayuddheṣu gandharvoragapakṣiṣu śaṃsata

12. Declare an opponent for Mainda or Dvivida, even from among the battles involving gods and asuras, or from among the gandharvas, nāgas (serpents), and birds.

Words meanings summery:

• सदेवासुरयुद्धेषु (sadevāsurayuddheṣu) - in battles with gods and asuras

• गन्धर्वोरगपक्षिषु (gandharvoragapakṣiṣu) - among gandharvas, nāgas (serpents), and birds

• मैन्दस्य (maindasya) - of Mainda

• प्रतियोद्धारम् (pratiyoddhāram) - an opponent, a combatant

• शंसत (śaṁsata) - declare, name, proclaim

• द्विविदस्य (dvividasya) - of Dvivida

• वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

सदेवासुरयुद्धेषु (sadevāsurayuddheṣu) - in battles with gods and asuras

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sadevāsurayuddha

sadevāsurayuddha - battle involving gods and asuras

Compound type : tatpurusha (sa+deva+asura+yuddha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable / prefix
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
  From as (to be) + ura (or a-sura meaning 'not a god').
  Root: as (class 4)
• yuddha – battle, war, fight
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Literally 'in those with battles of gods and asuras'.

गन्धर्वोरगपक्षिषु (gandharvoragapakṣiṣu) - among gandharvas, nāgas (serpents), and birds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of gandharvoragapakṣin

gandharvoragapakṣin - (a group comprising) gandharvas, nāgas, and birds

Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+uraga+pakṣin)

• gandharva – celestial musician
  noun (masculine)
• uraga – serpent, nāga
  noun (masculine)
  From uras (breast) + ga (going) = 'breast-goer'.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pakṣa (wing).

Note: Refers to various classes of beings.

मैन्दस्य (maindasya) - of Mainda

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mainda

mainda - Mainda (name of a prominent monkey warrior)

प्रतियोद्धारम् (pratiyoddhāram) - an opponent, a combatant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pratiyoddhṛ

pratiyoddhṛ - opponent, adversary, one who fights back

agent noun

From prati-yudh (to fight against) + tṛ suffix.

Prefix: prati

Root: yudh (class 4)

शंसत (śaṁsata) - declare, name, proclaim

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of śaṃs

Imperative mood

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: 'You all declare/name'.

द्विविदस्य (dvividasya) - of Dvivida

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvivida

dvivida - Dvivida (name of a prominent monkey warrior)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

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