Shloka 67
Gaṇanātha-Parākrama (Episode of Gaṇeśa’s Martial Exploit) — Lalitopākhyāna Battle Continuation
Devanagari script
लघुहस्ततया मुक्तैः शरजातैः सहस्रशः / चकार विस्मयकरी कदंबवनवासिनी
Transliteration
laghuhastatayā muktaiḥ śarajātaiḥ sahasraśaḥ / cakāra vismayakarī kadaṃbavanavāsinī
Translation
Celle qui demeure dans le bois de kadamba, d’une main prompte, lança des milliers de flèches ; et fit naître un émerveillement saisissant.
Word by Word
laghu-hastatayāby (her) swift-handedness
laghu-hastatayā:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootlaghu + hasta + tā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); abstract noun 'by quick-handedness'
muktaiḥreleased/shot
muktaiḥ:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootmukta (√muc, मुच्) (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally; Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
śara-jātaiḥwith masses of arrows
śara-jātaiḥ:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootśara + jāta (√jan, जन्) (धातु)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); jāta = PPP (क्त)
sahasraśaḥby the thousand
sahasraśaḥ:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsahasraśas (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण): distributive 'by thousands'
cakāramade/did
cakāra:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
vismaya-karīwonder-causing
vismaya-karī:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootvismaya + karī (√kṛ, कृ) (धातु)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); karī = agentive (णिनि/इनी) 'maker'
kadaṃba-vana-vāsinīthe dweller in the Kadamba forest
kadaṃba-vana-vāsinī:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootkadaṃba + vana + vāsinī (√vas, वस्) (धातु)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); vāsinī = feminine agent noun (णिनि/इनी) 'dweller'