Shloka 63.25Unverified draft
ततोऽहं शरमुद्धृत्य दीप्तमाशीविषोपमम् । शब्दं प्रति गजप्रेप्सुरभिलक्ष्य त्वपातयम् ।।2.63.25।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tato'haṃ | ततोऽहं | then I | adverb + nominative |
| śaramuddhṛtya | शरमुद्धृत्य | having drawn out an arrow | accusative + gerund |
| dīptamāśīviṣopamam | दीप्तमाशीविषोपमम् | blazing, resembling a venomous serpent | accusative adjective |
| śabdaṃ | शब्दं | the sound | accusative |
| prati | प्रति | toward | preposition |
| gajaprepsurabhilakṣya | गजप्रेप्सुरभिलक्ष्य | desiring to obtain the elephant, having aimed | nominative adjective + gerund |
| tvapātayam | त्वपातयम् | I let fly, released | particle + verb, past |
Reference: 2.63.25 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa