Shloka 1.66Unverified draft
बिभेद च पुनस्सालान्सप्तैकेन महेषुणा । गिरिं रसातलं चैव जनयन्प्रत्ययं तथा ।।1.1.66।।
Meaning
To settle the matter, he then loosed a single arrow that pierced seven great palm trees in a row, split a hill, and drove down into the world beneath the earth.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tadā | तदा | then | Epithet / descriptive term |
| punaḥ ca | पुनः च | again, also | Compound phrase |
| ekena mahā iṣuṇā | एकेन महा इषुणा | with one great arrow | Compound phrase |
| bibheda | बिभेद | (Rama) pierced through | Epithet / descriptive term |
| sapta sālān | सप्त सालान् | seven sala trees | Compound phrase |
| girim ca | गिरिम् च | and a mountain | Compound phrase |
| rasātalam ca eva | रसातलम् च एव | and the netherworld too | Compound phrase |
| pratyayam janayan | प्रत्ययम् जनयन् | in order to instill certainty (in Sugreeva) | Compound phrase |
Reference: 1.1.66 · Bāla Kāṇḍa