Shloka 44
बलाहकादिसप्तसेनानायकप्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Seven Commanders beginning with Balāhaka) / Lalitopākhyāna War Continuation
Devanagari script
सूचीमुखश्च दैत्येन्द्रः सूचीनिष्ठुरपक्षतिम् / काकवाहनमारुह्य कठिनं समरं व्यधात्
Transliteration
sūcīmukhaśca daityendraḥ sūcīniṣṭhurapakṣatim / kākavāhanamāruhya kaṭhinaṃ samaraṃ vyadhāt
Translation
Sūcīmukha, lord of the Daityas, bore wings harsh and needle-sharp. Mounting his crow-vehicle, he set in motion a fierce and arduous battle.
Word by Word
sūcī-mukhaḥSūcīmukha (needle-faced)
sūcī-mukhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsūcī (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय: sūcī-iva mukham yasya / sūcī-mukhaḥ (name/epithet)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
daitya-indraḥlord of the Daityas
daitya-indraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): daityānām indraḥ
sūcī-niṣṭhura-pakṣatimthe wing-stroke/wing-blow, harsh like a needle
sūcī-niṣṭhura-pakṣatim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsūcī (प्रातिपदिक) + niṣṭhura (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣati (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारय: sūcī-niṣṭhurā pakṣatiḥ
kāka-vāhanamcrow-vehicle (mount)
kāka-vāhanam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkāka (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: kākaḥ vāhanaṃ yasya (as vehicle)
āruhyahaving mounted
āruhya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootā-ruh (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), √ruh with prefix ā-; indeclinable verbal form
kaṭhinamhard, fierce
kaṭhinam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootkaṭhina (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying samaram
samarambattle
samaram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsamara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
vyadhātarranged, carried out, waged
vyadhāt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-dhā (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; √dhā with prefix vi-