Shloka 23.2Unverified draft
तदा तु बद्ध्वा भ्रुकुटीं भ्रुवोर्मध्ये नरर्षभः। निशश्वास महासर्पो बिलस्थ इव रोषितः ।।2.23.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| baddhvā | बद्ध्वा | having knit | gerund |
| bhrukuṭīm | भ्रुकुटीम् | a frown | accusative |
| bhruvormadhye | भ्रुवोर्मध्ये | between the eyebrows | locative |
| nararṣabhaḥ | नरर्षभः | the bull among men | nominative |
| niśaśvāsa | निशश्वास | sighed heavily | verb, past |
| mahāsarpaḥ | महासर्पः | a great serpent | nominative |
| bilasthaḥ | बिलस्थः | residing in its hole | nominative adjective |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| roṣitaḥ | रोषितः | enraged | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.23.2 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa