Shloka 39.3Unverified draft

दीप्तजिह्वो महाकायस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रो महाबलः । व्यचरं दण्डकारण्यं मांसभक्षो महामृगः ।।3.39.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dīptajihvo mahākāyastīkṣṇadaṃṣṭro mahābalaḥदीप्तजिह्वो महाकायस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रो महाबलःwith blazing tongue, of great body, sharp-tusked, mightyadjective + adjective + adjective + adjective
vyacaraṃ daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ māṃsabhakṣo mahāmṛgaḥव्यचरं दण्डकारण्यं मांसभक्षो महामृगःI roamed the Daṇḍaka forest, a great deer, a flesh-eaterverb + accusative object + adjective + nominative subject

Reference: 3.39.3 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa