Shloka 3.21Unverified draft
स वध्यमानः सुभृशं बाहुभ्यां परिरभ्य तौ । अप्रकम्प्यौ नरव्याघ्रौ रौद्रः प्रस्थातुमैच्छत ।।3.3.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | pronoun subject |
| vadhyamānaḥ | वध्यमानः | being struck | nominative participle |
| subhṛśaṃ | सुभृशं | exceedingly | adverb |
| bāhubhyāṃ | बाहुभ्यां | with his two arms | instrumental |
| parirabhya | परिरभ्य | having embraced/seized | gerund |
| tau | तौ | those two | accusative pronoun |
| aprakampyau | अप्रकम्प्यौ | unshakeable | accusative adjective, dual |
| naravyāghrau | नरव्याघ्रौ | the two man-tigers | accusative apposition, dual |
| raudraḥ | रौद्रः | the fierce one (Virādha) | nominative adjective |
| prasthātumaicchata | प्रस्थातुमैच्छत | wished to depart | infinitive + verb |
Reference: 3.3.21 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa