Shloka 68.8Unverified draft

कथं नु खलु दुष्पारं तरिष्यन्ति महोदधिम् । तानि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानि तौ वा नरवरात्मजौ ।।5.68.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kathaṃ nu khalu duṣpāraṃ tariṣyanti mahodadhimकथं नु खलु दुष्पारं तरिष्यन्ति महोदधिम्how indeed will they cross the impassable great oceaninterrogative + particles + accusative adjective + future verb plural + accusative compound
tāni haryṛkṣasainyāni tau vā naravarātmajauतानि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानि तौ वा नरवरात्मजौthose armies of monkeys and bears, or those two sons of the best of men?nominative plural pronoun + nominative plural compound + nominative dual pronoun + particle + nominative dual compound

Reference: 5.68.8 · Sundara Kāṇḍa