Shloka 9.14Unverified draft
तस्मिन् महति सङ्ग्रामे पुरुषान् क्षतविक्षतान्। रात्रौ प्रसुप्तान् घ्नन्ति स्म तरसाऽसाद्य राक्षसाः ।।2.9.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasmin | तस्मिन् | in that | locative |
| mahati | महति | great | locative adjective |
| saṅgrāme | सङ्ग्रामे | battle | locative |
| puruṣān | पुरुषान् | men | accusative |
| kṣatavikṣatān | क्षतविक्षतान् | wounded and mangled | accusative adjective |
| rātrau | रात्रौ | at night | locative |
| prasuptān | प्रसुप्तान् | sleeping | accusative adjective |
| ghnanti sma | घ्नन्ति स्म | used to kill | verb, past habitual |
| tarasā | तरसा | swiftly, by force | instrumental |
| āsādya | आसाद्य | having approached | gerund |
| rākṣasāḥ | राक्षसाः | the demons | nominative |
Reference: 2.9.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa