Shloka 53.24Unverified draft
राक्षसा निहता येन सहस्राणि चतुर्दश । स कथं राघवो वीरः सर्वास्त्रकुशलो बली ।।3.53.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rākṣasā nihatā yena sahasrāṇi caturdaśa | राक्षसा निहता येन सहस्राणि चतुर्दश | fourteen thousand rākṣasas were slain | nominative plural subject + past participle + relative instrumental + nominative plural numeral + numeral |
| sa kathaṃ rāghavo vīraḥ sarvāstrakuśalo balī | स कथं राघवो वीरः सर्वास्त्रकुशलो बली | how could that heroic Rāghava, mighty, skilled in all weapons | nominative pronoun + interrogative adverb + nominative subject + nominative adjective + nominative compound adjective + nominative adjective |
Reference: 3.53.24 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa