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)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kimarthamastraṃ rakṣassu na yojayasi rāghavaḥकिमर्थमस्त्रं रक्षस्सु न योजयसि राघवःwhy, 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 marudgaṇāḥन नागा नापि गन्धर्वा नासुरा न मरुद्गणाःneither nāgas, nor gandharvas, nor asuras, nor the hosts of Marutsnegation + nominative plural + negation + particle + nominative plural + negation + nominative plural + negation + nominative plural compound

Reference: 5.38.44 · Sundara Kāṇḍa