Shloka 43.20Unverified draft
विमानैर्नगराकारैर्हयैर्गजवरैस्तदा।।1.43.18।। पारिप्लवगतैश्चापि देवतास्तत्र विष्ठिता:।
Meaning
In city-sized aerial cars, on fine horses and elephants, and riding the aircraft named Pariplava, the gods stood there.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vimānaiḥ nagara-ākāraiḥ | विमानैः नगर-आकारैः | with chariots shaped like cities | Instrumental plural |
| hayaiḥ gaja-varaiḥ tadā | हयैः गज-वरैः तदा | with horses, with excellent elephants then | Instrumental plural |
| pāriplava-gataiḥ ca api | पारिप्लव-गतैः च अपि | and moving in floating vessels too | Instrumental plural |
| devatāḥ tatra viṣṭhitāḥ | देवताः तत्र विष्ठिताः | the deities stood there | Nominative plural / Adverbial / Nominative plural |
Reference: 1.43.20 · Bāla Kāṇḍa