Shloka 87.3Unverified draft
प्रत्याश्वस्य मुहूर्तं तु कालं परमदुर्मनाः । पपात सहसा तोत्रैः ह्यतिविद्ध इव द्विपः ।।2.87.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pratyāśvasya | प्रत्याश्वस्य | having sighed, taken breath | gerund |
| muhūrtaṃ | मुहूर्तं | for a moment | accusative adverb |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| kālaṃ | कालं | for a time | accusative adverb |
| paramadurmanāḥ | परमदुर्मनाः | in extreme anguish | nominative adjective |
| papāta | पपात | fell | verb, past |
| sahasā | सहसा | suddenly | instrumental adverb |
| totraiḥ | तोत्रैः | with goads | instrumental |
| hyatividdha | ह्यतिविद्ध | exceedingly wounded indeed | particle + nominative adjective |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| dvipaḥ | द्विपः | an elephant | nominative |
Reference: 2.87.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa