Shloka 2.28Unverified draft

इमां तु विषमां दुर्गां लङ्कां रावणपालिताम् । प्राप्यापि स महाबाहुः किं करिष्यति राघवः ।।5.2.28।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
imāṃ tu viṣamāṃ durgāṃ laṅkāṃ rāvaṇapālitāmइमां तु विषमां दुर्गां लङ्कां रावणपालिताम्this rugged, impregnable Laṅkā, ruled by Rāvaṇaaccusative pronoun + particle + accusative adjectives + accusative name + accusative compound participle
prāpyāpi sa mahābāhuḥ kiṃ kariṣyati rāghavaḥप्राप्यापि स महाबाहुः किं करिष्यति राघवःeven reaching it, what will the mighty-armed Rāghava do?gerund + particle + nominative pronoun + nominative compound adjective + interrogative + future verb + nominative name

Reference: 5.2.28 · Sundara Kāṇḍa