Shloka 32
Dānavavaṃśa-pradhāna-nāmāvalī
Catalogue of Prominent Sons of Danu
Devanagari script
निहतः कुवलाश्वेन उत्तङ्कवचनाद्बिले / बलपुत्रौ महावीर्यौं तेजसाप्रतिमावुभौ
Transliteration
nihataḥ kuvalāśvena uttaṅkavacanādbile / balaputrau mahāvīryauṃ tejasāpratimāvubhau
Translation
Sur la parole d’Uttanka, dans la caverne Kuvalāśva abattit les deux fils de Bala ; tous deux étaient d’une vaillance immense et d’un tejas sans pareil.
Word by Word
nihataḥslain
nihataḥ:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootni-√han (धातु) > nihata (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle used adjectivally
kuvalāśvenaby Kuvalāśva
kuvalāśvena:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootkuvalāśva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया 3), Singular (एकवचन)
uttaṅka-vacanātbecause of Uttaṅka’s word/command
uttaṅka-vacanāt:
Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootuttaṅka (प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष (genitive/related determinative: ‘of Uttaṅka’), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) as vacana; Ablative (पञ्चमी 5), Singular (एकवचन)
bilein the cave
bile:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootbila (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी 7), Singular (एकवचन)
bala-putrauthe two sons of Bala
bala-putrau:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbala (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘sons of Bala’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन)
mahā-vīryauof great prowess
mahā-vīryau:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (‘great in valor’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन); agrees with putrau
tejasā-apratimauincomparable in splendor
tejasā-apratimau:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottejas (प्रातिपदिक) + apratima (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-तत्पुरुष (‘in/with splendor incomparable’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन); agrees with putrau
ubhauboth
ubhau:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootubhā (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormPronoun/adjectival, Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन)