Shloka 18.2Unverified draft

षडङ्गवेदविदुषां क्रतुप्रवरयाजिनाम् । शुश्राव ब्रह्मघोषांश्च विरात्रे ब्रह्मरक्षसाम् ।।5.18.2।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ṣaḍaṅgavedaviduṣāṃ kratupravarayājināmषडङ्गवेदविदुषां क्रतुप्रवरयाजिनाम्of those versed in the Vedas with their six limbs, performers of the finest sacrificesgenitive plural compound adjectives
śuśrāva brahmaghoṣāṃśca virātre brahmarakṣasāmशुश्राव ब्रह्मघोषांश्च विरात्रे ब्रह्मरक्षसाम्he heard at the end of night the Vedic chanting of the brahma-rākṣasasverb + accusative plural compound + particle + locative + genitive plural compound

Reference: 5.18.2 · Sundara Kāṇḍa