रामायणम्
Shloka 64.17Unverified draft

भगवन् शब्दमालक्ष्य मया गजजिघांसुना । विसृष्टोऽम्भसि नाराचस्तेन ते निहतस्सुतः ।।2.64.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
bhagavanभगवन्O holy onevocative
śabdamālakṣyaशब्दमालक्ष्यhaving perceived the soundaccusative + gerund
mayāमयाby meinstrumental
gajajighāṃsunāगजजिघांसुनाwishing to kill an elephantinstrumental adjective
visṛṣṭo'mbhasiविसृष्टोऽम्भसिreleased, into the waternominative adjective + locative
nārācastenaनाराचस्तेनthe iron arrow, by thatnominative + instrumental adjective
teतेyourgenitive
nihatassutaḥनिहतस्सुतःyour son was slainnominative adjective + nominative

Reference: 2.64.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa