Shloka 10.20Unverified draft

गृध्राश्च परिलीयन्ते पुरीमुपरि पिण्डिताः । उपपन्नाश्च सन्ध्ये द्वे व्याहरन्त्यशिवं शिवाः ।।6.10.20।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
gṛdhrāśca parilīyante purīmupari piṇḍitāḥगृध्राश्च परिलीयन्ते पुरीमुपरि पिण्डिताःand vultures, massed over the city, hover aroundnominative plural + particle + verb plural + accusative + postposition + past participle plural
upapannāśca sandhye dve vyāharantyaśivaṃ śivāḥउपपन्नाश्च सन्ध्ये द्वे व्याहरन्त्यशिवं शिवाःand at both twilights jackals come and howl inauspiciouslypast participle plural + particle + accusative dual + accusative dual numeral + verb plural + adverb + nominative plural

Reference: 6.10.20 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa