Shloka 66.18Unverified draft
मिथिलामभ्युपागम्य वीर्यं जिज्ञासव: तदा। तेषां जिज्ञासमानानां शैवं धनुरुपाहृतम्
Meaning
The three worlds sing the praise of this one great hero, just as the Vedas, the Rishis, and the gods themselves do the same.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mithilām | मिथिलाम् | to Mithila | accusative |
| abhyupāgamya | अभ्युपागम्य | having arrived at | gerund |
| vīryam | वीर्यम् | the strength/valor (of the bow) | accusative |
| jijñāsavaḥ | जिज्ञासवः | desirous of testing/knowing | nominative adjective |
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| teṣām | तेषाम् | for them | genitive |
| jijñāsamānānām | जिज्ञासमानानाम् | who were desirous of testing | genitive present participle |
| śaivam | शैवम् | belonging to Shiva | accusative adjective |
| dhanur | धनुर् | the bow | nominative |
| upāhṛtam | उपाहृतम् | brought forth, fetched | nominative adjective |
Reference: 1.66.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa