Shloka 61.3Unverified draft

मेरुमन्दरसङ्काशा मत्ता इव महागजाः । छादयन्त इवाकाशं महाकाया महाबलाः ।।5.61.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
merumandarasaṅkāśā mattā iva mahāgajāḥमेरुमन्दरसङ्काशा मत्ता इव महागजाःlike Meru and Mandara, like rutting great elephantsnominative plural compound adjective + nominative plural participle + particle + nominative plural compound
chādayanta ivākāśaṃ mahākāyā mahābalāḥछादयन्त इवाकाशं महाकाया महाबलाःhuge and mighty, as if covering the skypresent participle plural + particle + accusative + nominative plural compound adjectives

Reference: 5.61.3 · Sundara Kāṇḍa