Shloka 2.35Unverified draft

लक्ष्यालक्ष्येण रूपेण रात्रौ लङ्कापुरी मया । प्रवेष्टुं प्राप्तकालं मे कृत्यं साधयितुं महत् ।।5.2.35।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
lakṣyālakṣyeṇa rūpeṇa rātrau laṅkāpurī mayāलक्ष्यालक्ष्येण रूपेण रात्रौ लङ्कापुरी मयाthe city of Laṅkā should be entered by me at night, in a form half seeninstrumental compound adjective + instrumental + locative + nominative compound + instrumental agent
praveṣṭuṃ prāptakālaṃ me kṛtyaṃ sādhayituṃ mahatप्रवेष्टुं प्राप्तकालं मे कृत्यं साधयितुं महत्now is the time to enter it, to accomplish my great taskinfinitive + nominative compound adjective + genitive pronoun + accusative gerundive + infinitive + accusative adjective

Reference: 5.2.35 · Sundara Kāṇḍa