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Varaha Purana 96.42: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 42

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

तस्या अनुचरा देव्यॊ बाध्योऽसंख्यातकोटयः ॥ तास्तां देवीं महाभागोॊं परिवर्य व्यवस्थिताः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.42

tasyā anucarā devyo bādhyo'saṃkhyātakoṭayaḥ || tāstāṃ devīṃ mahābhāgoṃ parivārya vyavasthitāḥ ||

देवी की गिनती में कई करोड़ सहेलियाँ थीं। वो सब उस बड़ी देवी के चारों तरफ खड़ी थीं।

तस्याःof her
तस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन
अनुचराःattendants/followers
अनुचराः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
देव्यःgoddesses
देव्यः:
सम्बन्ध/अप्पोजिशन (Apposition to attendants)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पाठे ‘देव्यो’ = ‘देव्यः’ (variant)
बाध्यःto be restrained/checked (or ‘obstructing’)
बाध्यः:
विशेषण (Adjective to attendants)
TypeAdjective
Rootबाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अपेक्षितं ‘बाध्याः’ (fem.)—पाठभेद/लिङ्ग-विचलन
असंख्यातकोटयःuncounted crores (innumerable)
असंख्यातकोटयः:
विशेषण (Quantifier to attendants)
TypeNoun
Rootअ-সংख्यात-कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (uncounted + crores)
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
ताम्her/that (f.)
ताम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
देवीम्the goddess
देवीम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition to ‘ताम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
महाभागम्most fortunate/illustrious
महाभागम्:
विशेषण (Adjective to ‘देवीम्’—expected fem. ‘महाभागाम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great + fortunate); पाठे ‘महाभागोṃ’ (corrupt)
परिवार्यhaving surrounded
परिवार्य:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-वृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; धातुः वृ (to surround/choose) उपसर्गः परि-; अर्थः ‘having surrounded’
व्यवस्थिताःstood stationed
व्यवस्थिताः:
क्रिया (Predicative participle)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-अव-स्था (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; धातुः स्था (to stand) उपसर्गाः वि-, अव-; अर्थः ‘stood/positioned’

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
M
Mythology

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