Shloka 1.3Unverified draft

अथ वैडूर्यवर्णेषु शाद्वलेषु महाबलः । धीरः सलिलकल्पेषु विचचार यथासुखम् ।।5.1.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
atha vaiḍūryavarṇeṣu śādvaleṣu mahābalaḥअथ वैडूर्यवर्णेषु शाद्वलेषु महाबलःthen the mighty one, on grassy slopes the colour of beryladverb + locative plural compound adjective + locative plural + nominative compound adjective
dhīraḥ salilakalpeṣu vicacāra yathāsukhamधीरः सलिलकल्पेषु विचचार यथासुखम्steady, on those that looked like water, roamed at his easenominative adjective + locative plural compound adjective + verb + adverb

Reference: 5.1.3 · Sundara Kāṇḍa