Shloka 38.26Unverified draft
आशीविष इव क्रुद्धः श्वसन्वाक्यमभाषत । केन ते नागनासोरु विक्षतं वै स्तनान्तरम् ।।5.38.26।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| āśīviṣa iva kruddhaḥ śvasanvākyamabhāṣata | आशीविष इव क्रुद्धः श्वसन्वाक्यमभाषत | angry like a venomous snake, hissing, spoke these words | nominative compound + particle + past participle + present participle + accusative + verb |
| kena te nāganāsoru vikṣataṃ vai stanāntaram | केन ते नागनासोरु विक्षतं वै स्तनान्तरम् | 'who has wounded the space between your breasts, you with thighs like an elephant's trunk? | instrumental interrogative + genitive pronoun + vocative compound + past participle + particle + nominative compound |
Reference: 5.38.26 · Sundara Kāṇḍa