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स तु वीर्यवतां श्रेष्ठः प्लवतामपि चोत्तमः । जगाम वेगवांल्लङ्कां लङ्घयित्वा महोदधिम् ।।5.2.5।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa tu vīryavatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ plavatāmapi cottamaḥ | स तु वीर्यवतां श्रेष्ठः प्लवतामपि चोत्तमः | he, best of the mighty and foremost of leapers | nominative pronoun + particle + genitive plural + nominative superlative + genitive plural participle + particles + nominative superlative |
| jagāma vegavāṃllaṅkāṃ laṅghayitvā mahodadhim | जगाम वेगवांल्लङ्कां लङ्घयित्वा महोदधिम् | the swift one, having crossed the great ocean, went to Laṅkā | verb + nominative adjective + accusative name + gerund + accusative compound |
Reference: 5.2.5 · Sundara Kāṇḍa