Shloka 41.8Unverified draft
कथं नु खल्वद्य भवेत्सुखागतं प्रसह्य युद्धं मम राक्षसैः सह । तथैव खल्वात्मबलं च सारवत्संमानयेन्मां च रणे दशाननः ।।5.41.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kathaṃ nu khalvadya bhavetsukhāgataṃ prasahya yuddhaṃ mama rākṣasaiḥ saha | कथं नु खल्वद्य भवेत्सुखागतं प्रसह्य युद्धं मम राक्षसैः सह | how might a battle with the rākṣasas, forced on them, come about easily for me today | interrogative + particles + adverb + optative verb + nominative compound participle + gerund + nominative + genitive pronoun + instrumental plural + postposition |
| tathaiva khalvātmabalaṃ ca sāravatsaṃmānayenmāṃ ca raṇe daśānanaḥ | तथैव खल्वात्मबलं च सारवत्संमानयेन्मां च रणे दशाननः | and how might the ten-faced one judge his own strength and respect me in battle? | adverb + particles + accusative compound + particle + adverb + optative verb + accusative pronoun + particle + locative + nominative compound |
Reference: 5.41.8 · Sundara Kāṇḍa