Shloka 14.4Unverified draft
यावन्न गृह्णन्ति शिरांसि बाणा रामेरिता राक्षसपुङ्गवानाम् । वज्रोपमा वायुसमानवेगाः प्रदीयतां दाशरथाय मैथिली ।।6.14.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yāvanna gṛhṇanti śirāṃsi bāṇā rāmeritā rākṣasapuṅgavānām | यावन्न गृह्णन्ति शिरांसि बाणा रामेरिता राक्षसपुङ्गवानाम् | before arrows sped by Rāma take the heads of the chief rākṣasas | conjunction + negation + verb plural + accusative plural + nominative plural + nominative plural compound participle + genitive plural compound |
| vajropamā vāyusamānavegāḥ pradīyatāṃ dāśarathāya maithilī | वज्रोपमा वायुसमानवेगाः प्रदीयतां दाशरथाय मैथिली | like thunderbolts, swift as the wind, let Maithilī be given to Daśaratha's son | nominative plural compound adjective + nominative plural compound adjective + passive imperative + dative patronymic + nominative name |
Reference: 6.14.4 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa