Shloka 77
दुर्मद-कुरण्ड-वधः (The Slaying of Durmada and Kuraṇḍa) — Lalitopākhyāna Battle Continuation
Devanagari script
अन्ये कर्णेषु नकुलाः प्राविशन्देववैरिणाम् / सूक्ष्मरूपा विशन्तिस्म नानारन्ध्राणि बभ्रवः
Transliteration
anye karṇeṣu nakulāḥ prāviśandevavairiṇām / sūkṣmarūpā viśantisma nānārandhrāṇi babhravaḥ
Translation
Other nakulas entered the ears of the Devas’ enemies; taking on subtle, minute forms, those brown ones slipped into many kinds of openings and crevices.
Word by Word
anyeothers
anye:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); 'others' (substantive adjective)
karṇeṣuin (their) ears
karṇeṣu:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)
nakulāḥmongooses
nakulāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnakula (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
prāviśanentered
prāviśan:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√viś (विश्)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
deva-vairiṇāmof the gods' enemies
deva-vairiṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + vairin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'enemies of the gods'
sūkṣma-rūpāḥof subtle form
sūkṣma-rūpāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsūkṣma (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); karmadhāraya: 'having subtle form'
viśantienter
viśanti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√viś (विश्)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
smaindeed/then (narrative particle)
sma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsma (अव्यय)
FormParticle (स्म—भूतार्थ/अनुस्मरणार्थक-अव्यय), used with verb to mark past/habitual narration
nānā-randhrāṇivarious openings
nānā-randhrāṇi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + randhra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); karmadhāraya: 'various holes/openings'
babhravaḥthe brown ones (mongooses)
babhravaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbabhru (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); epithet for nakulāḥ