Shloka 1.39Unverified draft
वानरान्वानरश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् । यथा राघवनिर्मुक्तः शरः श्वसनविक्रमः ।।5.1.39।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vānarānvānaraśreṣṭha idaṃ vacanamabravīt | वानरान्वानरश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् | the best of monkeys spoke these words to the monkeys | accusative plural + nominative compound + accusative pronoun + accusative + verb |
| yathā rāghavanirmuktaḥ śaraḥ śvasanavikramaḥ | यथा राघवनिर्मुक्तः शरः श्वसनविक्रमः | 'as an arrow loosed by Rāghava, swift as the wind | conjunction + nominative compound participle + nominative + nominative compound adjective |
Reference: 5.1.39 · Sundara Kāṇḍa