Shloka 18

Devanagari script

निवातकवचाश्चापि देवानां शत्रवस्तथा

Transliteration

nivātakavacāś cāpi devānāṁ śatravas tathā

Translation

Sañjaya said: “And the Nivātakavaca warriors too—likewise, those who were enemies of the gods.”

Word by Word

• निवातकवचाः: the Nivātakavacas (a class of demons)
• निवातकवचाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवातकवच
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• शत्रवः: enemies
• शत्रवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• निवातकवचाः (Nivātakavacas)
• देवाः (the gods)