Shloka 3.45Unverified draft

समये सौम्य तिष्ठन्ति सत्त्ववन्तो महाबलाः । अहं तु नगरी लङ्का स्वयमेव प्लवङ्गम ।।5.3.45।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
samaye saumya tiṣṭhanti sattvavanto mahābalāḥसमये सौम्य तिष्ठन्ति सत्त्ववन्तो महाबलाःthe strong and courageous keep to agreements, gentle onelocative + vocative + verb plural + nominative plural adjective + nominative plural compound adjective
ahaṃ tu nagarī laṅkā svayameva plavaṅgamaअहं तु नगरी लङ्का स्वयमेव प्लवङ्गमI am the city of Laṅkā herself, O monkeynominative pronoun + particle + nominative + nominative name + adverb + particle + vocative

Reference: 5.3.45 · Sundara Kāṇḍa