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, seigneur des Daitya, avait des ailes âpres et acérées comme des aiguilles. Monté sur son véhicule, le corbeau, il engagea un combat rude et terrible.
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-