Shloka 21.8Unverified draft

प्रेषिताश्च त्वया वीर राक्षसास्ते चतुर्दश । निहन्तुं राघवं क्रोधान्मत्प्रियार्थं सलक्ष्मणम् ।।3.21.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
preṣitāśca tvayā vīraप्रेषिताश्च त्वया वीरand, O hero, sent by younominative adjective + conjunction + instrumental + vocative
rākṣasāste caturdaśaराक्षसास्ते चतुर्दशthose fourteen demonsnominative subject + pronoun + numeral
nihantuṃ rāghavaṃ krodhānmatpriyārthaṃ salakṣmaṇamनिहन्तुं राघवं क्रोधान्मत्प्रियार्थं सलक्ष्मणम्to slay, out of anger, Rāghava together with Lakṣmaṇa, for the sake of my pleasureinfinitive + accusative object + ablative + accusative purpose + accusative adjective

Reference: 3.21.8 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa