Shloka 68.19Unverified draft

विक्षिप्य च शरीरं स्वं पपात धरणीतले । तं गृध्रं प्रेक्ष्य ताम्राक्षं गतासुमचलोपमम् ।।3.68.19।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
vikṣipya ca śarīraṃ svaṃ papāta dharaṇītaleविक्षिप्य च शरीरं स्वं पपात धरणीतलेand stretching out his body, fell upon the earthgerund + particle + accusative object + accusative adjective + verb + locative compound
taṃ gṛdhraṃ prekṣya tāmrākṣaṃ gatāsumacalopamamतं गृध्रं प्रेक्ष्य ताम्राक्षं गतासुमचलोपमम्seeing that red-eyed vulture lifeless, like a mountainaccusative pronoun + accusative object + gerund + accusative compound adjective + accusative compound adjective + accusative compound adjective

Reference: 3.68.19 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa