Mahabharata 7.178.3 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 178, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

नानारूपधरैवीैरिे: पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन्‌ तस्य ज्ञातिर्हि विक्रान्तो ब्राह्मणादो बको हत:

Translation

Con él había muchos rākṣasas valerosos, capaces de adoptar diversas formas. Llegó allí recordando una enemistad antigua. Pues su pariente cercano, el poderoso Bakāsura, devorador de brāhmaṇas, había sido muerto por Bhīmasena.

Word by Word

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना

• रूप: forms
• रूप: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• धरैः: by bearers/assumers (of)
• धरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (धृ)
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• वीरैः: by heroes/warriors
• वीरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• पूर्व: former, previous
• पूर्व: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• वैरम्: enmity
• वैरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैर
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अनुस्मरन्: remembering
• अनुस्मरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुस्मृ
• Form: present active, masculine, nominative, singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• ज्ञातिः: kinsman/relative
• ज्ञातिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञाति
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• विक्रान्तः: valiant, mighty
• विक्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विक्रान्त
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ब्राह्मणादः: eater of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणादः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मणाद
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• बकः: Baka (name of the demon)
• बकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बक
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• हतः: killed, slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: past passive, masculine, nominative, singular

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