Shloka 8.7Unverified draft

अभ्यनुज्ञातुमिच्छामः सहैभिर्मुनिपुङ्गवैः । धर्मनित्यैस्तपोदान्तैर्विशिखैरिव पावकैः ।।3.8.7।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
abhyanujñātumicchāmaḥअभ्यनुज्ञातुमिच्छामःwe wish to take leaveinfinitive + verb
sahaibhirmunipuṅgavaiḥसहैभिर्मुनिपुङ्गवैःtogether with these foremost sagesinstrumental
dharmanityaistapodāntairviśikhairiva pāvakaiḥधर्मनित्यैस्तपोदान्तैर्विशिखैरिव पावकैःever devoted to dharma, disciplined by austerity, like flames without smokeinstrumental adjective + simile

Reference: 3.8.7 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa