Shloka 26.17Unverified draft
शिलावर्षं महत्तस्याश्शरवर्षेण राघव:। प्रतिहत्योपधावन्त्या: करौ चिच्छेद पत्रिभि:।।1.26.17।।
Meaning
Raghava countered her great shower of stones with a shower of arrows, and as she rushed on, he severed both her arms with his shafts.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śilā-varṣam mahat tasyāḥ | शिला-वर्षम् महत् तस्याः | her great shower of stones | Accusative singular / Genitive |
| śara-varṣeṇa rāghavaḥ | शर-वर्षेण राघवः | the descendant of Raghu, with a shower of arrows | Instrumental / Nominative |
| pratihatya upadhāvantyāḥ | प्रतिहत्य उपधावन्त्याः | having repelled [it], of her rushing forward | Gerund / Genitive singular participle |
| karau cicchheda patribhiḥ | करौ चिच्छ्हेद पत्रिभिः | cut off the two arms with feathered arrows | Accusative dual / Verb (aorist) / Instrumental |
Reference: 1.26.17 · Bāla Kāṇḍa