Shloka 3.18Unverified draft
तच्छूलं वज्रसङ्काशं गगने ज्वलनोपमम् । द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां चिच्छेद रामः शस्त्रभृतां वरः ।।3.3.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tacchūlaṃ | तच्छूलं | that spear | accusative object |
| vajrasaṅkāśaṃ | वज्रसङ्काशं | resembling a thunderbolt | accusative adjective |
| gagane | गगने | in the sky | locative |
| jvalanopamam | ज्वलनोपमम् | resembling fire | accusative adjective |
| dvābhyāṃ śarābhyāṃ | द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां | with two arrows | instrumental |
| ciccheda | चिच्छेद | cut/severed | verb |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rāma | nominative subject |
| śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | शस्त्रभृतां वरः | the best among wielders of weapons | nominative apposition |
Reference: 3.3.18 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa