Shloka 3.31Unverified draft

लङ्काया वचनं श्रुत्वा हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः । यत्नवान्स हरिश्रेष्ठः स्थितः शैल इवापरः ।।5.3.31।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
laṅkāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā hanūmān mārutātmajaḥलङ्काया वचनं श्रुत्वा हनूमान् मारुतात्मजःhearing Laṅkā's words, Hanumān, son of the Windgenitive name + accusative + gerund + nominative name + nominative compound
yatnavānsa hariśreṣṭhaḥ sthitaḥ śaila ivāparaḥयत्नवान्स हरिश्रेष्ठः स्थितः शैल इवापरःthe best of monkeys, resolute, stood like another mountainnominative adjective + nominative pronoun + nominative compound + past participle + nominative + particle + nominative adjective

Reference: 5.3.31 · Sundara Kāṇḍa