Shloka 23.4Unverified draft
अग्रहस्तं विधुन्वंस्तु हस्तिहस्तमिवात्मनः। तिर्यगूर्ध्वं शरीरे च पातयित्वा शिरोधराम् ।।2.23.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| agrahastam | अग्रहस्तम् | the forearm, fore-limb | accusative |
| vidhunvan | विधुन्वन् | shaking, brandishing | nominative present participle |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| hastihastam | हस्तिहस्तम् | an elephant's trunk | accusative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| ātmanaḥ | आत्मनः | his own | genitive |
| tiryak | तिर्यक् | sideways | adverb |
| ūrdhvam | ऊर्ध्वम् | upward | adverb |
| śarīre | शरीरे | in his body | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| pātayitvā | पातयित्वा | having thrown, dropped | gerund |
| śirodharām | शिरोधराम् | the neck | accusative |
Reference: 2.23.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa