Shloka 31.18Unverified draft

नैव देवा महत्मानो नात्र कार्या विचारणा । शरा रामेण तूत्सृष्टा रुक्मपुङ्खाः पतत्रिणः ।।3.31.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
naiva devā mahatmāno nātra kāryā vicāraṇāनैव देवा महत्मानो नात्र कार्या विचारणाit is not the great-souled gods (who did this); no doubt need be entertained about itparticle + nominative subject + adjective + particle + adjective + nominative subject
śarā rāmeṇa tūtsṛṣṭā rukmapuṅkhāḥ patatriṇaḥशरा रामेण तूत्सृष्टा रुक्मपुङ्खाः पतत्रिणःbut arrows released by Rāma, golden-feathered, wingednominative subject + instrumental + particle + adjective + adjective + adjective

Reference: 3.31.18 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa