Shloka 21.32Unverified draft
शक्यं सन्दर्शने स्थातुं शुना शार्दूलयोरिव । तस्य ते विग्रहे ताभ्यां युगग्रहणमस्थिरम् ।।5.21.32।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śakyaṃ sandarśane sthātuṃ śunā śārdūlayoriva | शक्यं सन्दर्शने स्थातुं शुना शार्दूलयोरिव | could not stand in their sight, any more than a dog before two tigers | nominative gerundive + locative + infinitive + instrumental + genitive dual + particle |
| tasya te vigrahe tābhyāṃ yugagrahaṇamasthiram | तस्य ते विग्रहे ताभ्यां युगग्रहणमस्थिरम् | in a fight with those two, your hold on one side will be unsteady | genitive pronoun + genitive pronoun + locative + instrumental dual pronoun + nominative compound + nominative adjective |
Reference: 5.21.32 · Sundara Kāṇḍa