Shloka 5.1Unverified draft
ततः स मध्यं गतमंशुमन्तं ज्योत्स्नावितानं महदुद्वमन्तम् । ददर्श धीमान्दिवि भानुमन्तं गोष्ठे वृषं मत्तमिव भ्रमन्तम् ।।5.5.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tataḥ sa madhyaṃ gatamaṃśumantaṃ jyotsnāvitānaṃ mahadudvamantam | ततः स मध्यं गतमंशुमन्तं ज्योत्स्नावितानं महदुद्वमन्तम् | then he saw the radiant moon, now at the zenith, pouring forth a vast canopy of moonlight | adverb + nominative pronoun + accusative + accusative participle + accusative adjective + accusative compound + accusative adjective + accusative present participle |
| dadarśa dhīmāndivi bhānumantaṃ goṣṭhe vṛṣaṃ mattamiva bhramantam | ददर्श धीमान्दिवि भानुमन्तं गोष्ठे वृषं मत्तमिव भ्रमन्तम् | the wise one saw the shining moon in the sky, roaming like a rutting bull in a cow-pen | verb + nominative adjective + locative + accusative adjective + locative + accusative + accusative participle + particle + accusative present participle |
Reference: 5.5.1 · Sundara Kāṇḍa