Shloka 66.9Unverified draft

दक्षयज्ञवधे पूर्वं धनुरायम्य वीर्यवान्। रुद्र: तु त्रिदशान् रोषात् स लीलम् इदम् अब्रवीत्

Meaning

In olden times the gods brought this wonderful bow to our kingdom. In this manner, O Sage, has it come and been preserved by our ancestors.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dakṣayajñavadheदक्षयज्ञवधेat the destruction of Daksha's sacrificelocative
pūrvamपूर्वम्formerlyadverb
dhanurधनुर्the bowaccusative
āyamyaआयम्यhaving drawn/stretchedgerund
vīryavānवीर्यवान्the mighty onenominative adjective
rudrasरुद्रस्Rudra (Shiva)nominative
tuतुbutparticle
tridaśānत्रिदशान्to the thirty (gods)accusative
roṣātरोषात्out of angerablative
sahepronoun
līlamलीलम्playfully, scornfullyadverb
idamइदम्thisaccusative
abravītअब्रवीत्saidverb, past

Reference: 1.66.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa