Shloka 87.23Unverified draft
नियम्य पृष्ठे तु तलाङ्गुलित्रवान् शरैः सुपूर्णाविषुधी परन्तपः । महद्धनुः सज्यमुपोह्य लक्ष्मणो निशामतिष्ठत्परितोऽस्य केवलम् ।।2.87.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| niyamya | नियम्य | having bound, strapped | gerund |
| pṛṣṭhe | पृष्ठे | on his back | locative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| talāṅgulitravān | तलाङ्गुलित्रवान् | wearing a finger-and-palm glove of hide | nominative adjective |
| śaraiḥ | शरैः | with arrows | instrumental |
| supūrṇāviṣudhī | सुपूर्णाविषुधी | the two quivers full | nominative adjective |
| parantapaḥ | परन्तपः | the scorcher of foes | nominative adjective |
| mahaddhanuḥ | महद्धनुः | the great bow | accusative |
| sajyamupohya | सज्यमुपोह्य | having strung and taken up | accusative adjective + gerund |
| lakṣmaṇo | लक्ष्मणो | Lakshmana | nominative |
| niśāmatiṣṭhatparito'sya | निशामतिष्ठत्परितोऽस्य | remained through the night going about him | accusative + verb, past + adverb + genitive adjective |
| kevalam | केवलम् | alone | adverb |
Reference: 2.87.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa