Shloka 1.204Unverified draft
कायवृद्धिं प्रवेगं च मम दृष्ट्वैव राक्षसाः । मयि कौतूहलं कुर्युरिति मेने महाकपिः ।।5.1.204।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kāyavṛddhiṃ pravegaṃ ca mama dṛṣṭvaiva rākṣasāḥ | कायवृद्धिं प्रवेगं च मम दृष्ट्वैव राक्षसाः | 'on merely seeing my body's size and speed, the rākṣasas | accusative compound + accusative + particle + genitive pronoun + gerund + particle + nominative plural |
| mayi kautūhalaṃ kuryuriti mene mahākapiḥ | मयि कौतूहलं कुर्युरिति मेने महाकपिः | would be curious about me', so thought the great monkey | locative pronoun + accusative + optative verb plural + particle + verb + nominative compound |
Reference: 5.1.204 · Sundara Kāṇḍa