Shloka 21.29Unverified draft

असुरेभ्यः श्रियं दीप्तां विष्णुस्त्रिभिरिव क्रमैः । जनस्थाने हतस्थाने निहते रक्षसां बले ।।5.21.29।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
asurebhyaḥ śriyaṃ dīptāṃ viṣṇustribhiriva kramaiḥअसुरेभ्यः श्रियं दीप्तां विष्णुस्त्रिभिरिव क्रमैःas Viṣṇu with his three strides took the blazing fortune from the asurasablative plural + accusative + accusative participle + nominative name + instrumental plural numeral + particle + instrumental plural
janasthāne hatasthāne nihate rakṣasāṃ baleजनस्थाने हतस्थाने निहते रक्षसां बलेwhen the rākṣasa army in Janasthāna was slain, its base destroyedlocative compound + locative compound adjective + locative absolute participle + genitive plural + locative

Reference: 5.21.29 · Sundara Kāṇḍa