Shloka 2.19Unverified draft
गिरिमूर्ध्नि स्थितां लङ्कां पाण्डुरैर्भवनैः शुभैः । ददर्श स कपिश्रेष्ठः पुरमाकाशगं यथा ।।5.2.19।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| girimūrdhni sthitāṃ laṅkāṃ pāṇḍurairbhavanaiḥ śubhaiḥ | गिरिमूर्ध्नि स्थितां लङ्कां पाण्डुरैर्भवनैः शुभैः | Laṅkā, standing on the mountain top with fine white mansions | locative compound + accusative participle + accusative name + instrumental plural adjective + instrumental plural + instrumental plural adjective |
| dadarśa sa kapiśreṣṭhaḥ puramākāśagaṃ yathā | ददर्श स कपिश्रेष्ठः पुरमाकाशगं यथा | the best of monkeys saw it, like a city floating in the sky | verb + nominative pronoun + nominative compound + accusative + accusative compound adjective + particle |
Reference: 5.2.19 · Sundara Kāṇḍa