Shloka 47

दुर्मद-कुरण्ड-वधः (The Slaying of Durmada and Kuraṇḍa) — Lalitopākhyāna Battle Continuation

Devanagari script

वज्रबाणाभिघातेन होष्ट्रतो हि रणं व्यधात् / अथ वज्रमुखश्चैव चक्रिवन्तं महत्तरम्

Transliteration

vajrabāṇābhighātena hoṣṭrato hi raṇaṃ vyadhāt / atha vajramukhaścaiva cakrivantaṃ mahattaram

Translation

Com o impacto das flechas vajra, ele fez irromper a batalha com fúria na linha da frente; então Vajramukha também avançou contra o grande portador do cakra.

Word by Word

• vajrabāṇa-abhighātena: by the strike of thunderbolt-arrows
• vajrabāṇa-abhighātena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajrabāṇa + abhighāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/instrumental), Ekavacana; compound: वज्रबाण + अभिघात (by the blow/strike of thunderbolt-arrows)

• hoṣṭrataḥ: aloud / from the mouth
• hoṣṭrataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hoṣṭratas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable), adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning ‘from the lips/mouth; aloud’ (textual/rare form)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle), emphasis/assurance

• raṇaṃ: battle
• raṇaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• vyadhāt: arranged, set in motion / made
• vyadhāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धा धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada, Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; with prefix vi- (vy-)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, discourse particle (अनन्तरार्थक)

• vajramukhaḥ: Vajramukha
• vajramukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; compound: वज्र + मुख (one whose face is like a thunderbolt / named Vajramukha)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (particle of emphasis)

• cakrivantaṃ: the discus-bearer
• cakrivantaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakrivant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• mahattaram: greater, very great
• mahattaram: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahattara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; comparative degree; agrees with cakrivantaṃ