Shloka 9.49Unverified draft

चन्द्रांशुकिरणाभाश्च हाराः कासाञ्चिदुत्कटाः । हंसा इव बभुः सुप्ताः स्तनमध्येषु योषिताम् ।।5.9.49।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
candrāṃśukiraṇābhāśca hārāḥ kāsāñcidutkaṭāḥचन्द्रांशुकिरणाभाश्च हाराः कासाञ्चिदुत्कटाःthe prominent necklaces of some, gleaming like moonbeamsnominative plural compound adjective + particle + nominative plural + genitive plural indefinite pronoun + nominative plural adjective
haṃsā iva babhuḥ suptāḥ stanamadhyeṣu yoṣitāmहंसा इव बभुः सुप्ताः स्तनमध्येषु योषिताम्looked like swans asleep between the women's breastsnominative plural + particle + verb plural + past participle plural + locative plural compound + genitive plural

Reference: 5.9.49 · Sundara Kāṇḍa