Shloka 96.8Unverified draft

गजयूथानि वारण्ये महिषा वा महावने । वित्रासिता मृगाः सिंहैः सहसा प्रद्रुता दिशः ।।2.96.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
gajayūthāniगजयूथानिherds of elephantsnominative
vāraṇyeवारण्येor in the forestconjunction + locative
mahiṣāमहिषाbuffaloesnominative
vāवाorconjunction
mahāvaneमहावनेin the great forestlocative
vitrāsitāवित्रासिताfrightenednominative adjective
mṛgāḥमृगाःbeastsnominative
siṃhaiḥसिंहैःby lionsinstrumental
sahasāसहसाsuddenlyadverb
pradrutāप्रद्रुताflednominative adjective
diśaḥदिशःin the directionsaccusative

Reference: 2.96.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa