Shloka 1.63-64Unverified draft
सुग्रीवश्शङ्कितश्चासीन्नित्यं वीर्येण राघवे ।।1.1.63।। राघवप्रत्ययार्थं तु दुन्दुभे: कायमुत्तमम् । दर्शयामास सुग्रीवो महापर्वतसन्निभम् ।।1.1.64।।
Meaning
Wanting proof before he trusted that vow, Sugriva showed Rama the enormous skeleton of the demon Dundubhi, heaped up like a mountain.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tu | तु | but | Contrastive particle — "but/indeed" |
| sugrīvaḥ | सुग्रीवः | Sugreeva | Nominative singular — epithet/adjective |
| nityam śankitaḥ āsīt | नित्यम् शन्कितः आसीत् | remained ever doubtful | Compound phrase |
| rāghave vīryeṇa | राघवे वीर्येण | about Raghava's prowess | Compound phrase |
| rāghavaḥ pratyayārtham tu | राघवः प्रत्ययार्थम् तु | but, to inspire confidence in Raghava | Compound phrase |
| dundubheḥ kāyam uttamam | दुन्दुभेः कायम् उत्तमम् | the huge body of (the demon) Dundubhi | Compound phrase |
| darśayāmāsa sugrīvaḥ | दर्शयामास सुग्रीवः | Sugreeva showed | Compound phrase |
| mahāparvata sannibham | महापर्वत सन्निभम् | resembling a great mountain | Compound phrase |
Reference: 1.1.63-64 · Bāla Kāṇḍa