Shloka 121.17Unverified draft

इमामपि विशालाक्षीं रक्षितां स्वेन तेजसा । रावणो नातिवर्तेत वेलामिव महोदधिः ।।6.121.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
imāmapi viśālākṣīṃ rakṣitāṃ svena tejasāइमामपि विशालाक्षीं रक्षितां स्वेन तेजसाthis large-eyed one, protected by her own splendouraccusative pronoun + particle + accusative compound adjective + accusative participle + instrumental adjective + instrumental
rāvaṇo nātivarteta velāmiva mahodadhiḥरावणो नातिवर्तेत वेलामिव महोदधिःRāvaṇa could not overstep, as the ocean cannot overstep the shorenominative name + negation + optative + accusative + particle + nominative compound

Reference: 6.121.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa