Shloka 38.44Unverified draft
किमर्थमस्त्रं रक्षस्सु न योजयसि राघवः । न नागा नापि गन्धर्वा नासुरा न मरुद्गणाः ।।5.38.44।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kimarthamastraṃ rakṣassu na yojayasi rāghavaḥ | किमर्थमस्त्रं रक्षस्सु न योजयसि राघवः | why, Rāghava, do you not use your weapon on the rākṣasas? | interrogative compound + accusative + locative plural + negation + verb + nominative name |
| na nāgā nāpi gandharvā nāsurā na marudgaṇāḥ | न नागा नापि गन्धर्वा नासुरा न मरुद्गणाः | neither nāgas, nor gandharvas, nor asuras, nor the hosts of Maruts | negation + nominative plural + negation + particle + nominative plural + negation + nominative plural + negation + nominative plural compound |
Reference: 5.38.44 · Sundara Kāṇḍa