Shloka 1.65Unverified draft
उत्स्मयित्वा महाबाहु: प्रेक्ष्य चास्थि महाबल: । पादाङ्गुष्ठेन चिक्षेप सम्पूर्णं दशयोजनम् ।।1.1.65।।
Meaning
Smiling quietly to himself at the sight, mighty, strong-armed Rama flicked the skeleton away with his big toe, sending it a full ten yojanas through the air.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mahābāhuḥ | महाबाहुः | the great-armed one | Nominative singular — epithet/adjective |
| mahābalaḥ | महाबलः | and the very powerful one (Rama) | Nominative singular — epithet/adjective |
| prekṣya | प्रेक्ष्य | having seen | Epithet / descriptive term |
| asti | अस्ति | the bone | Verb |
| utsmayitvā | उत्स्मयित्वा | smiling | Absolutive (gerund) — "having ..." |
| ca pādānguṣṭhena | च पादान्गुष्ठेन | and with the big toe of his foot | Compound phrase |
| cikṣepa | चिक्षेप | threw (it) | Epithet / descriptive term |
| sampūrṇam daśa yojanam | सम्पूर्णम् दश योजनम् | fully ten yojanas (in distance) | Compound phrase |
Reference: 1.1.65 · Bāla Kāṇḍa