Shloka 72.23Unverified draft

मत्तमातङ्गसङ्काशं चन्द्रार्कसदृशं भुवः । उत्थापयित्वा शोकार्तं वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ।।2.72.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
mattamātaṅgasaṅkāśaṃमत्तमातङ्गसङ्काशंresembling a rutting elephantaccusative adjective
candrārkasadṛśaṃचन्द्रार्कसदृशंsimilar to the moon and sunaccusative adjective
bhuvaḥभुवःof the earthgenitive
utthāpayitvāउत्थापयित्वाhaving raised upgerund
śokārtaṃशोकार्तंafflicted with griefaccusative adjective
vacanaṃवचनंwordsaccusative
cedamabravītचेदमब्रवीत्and spoke thisconjunction + accusative adjective + verb, past

Reference: 2.72.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa