Shloka 15.4Unverified draft
किं नाम तौ राक्षस राजपुत्रावस्माकमेकेन हि राक्षसेन । सुप्राकृतेनापि रणे निहन्तुं शक्यौ कुतो भीषयसे स्म भीरो ।।6.15.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiṃ nāma tau rākṣasa rājaputrāvasmākamekena hi rākṣasena | किं नाम तौ राक्षस राजपुत्रावस्माकमेकेन हि राक्षसेन | what are those two princes, rākṣasa? by one rākṣasa of ours | interrogative + particle + nominative dual pronoun + vocative + nominative dual compound + genitive plural pronoun + instrumental numeral + particle + instrumental |
| suprākṛtenāpi raṇe nihantuṃ śakyau kuto bhīṣayase sma bhīro | सुप्राकृतेनापि रणे निहन्तुं शक्यौ कुतो भीषयसे स्म भीरो | even a very ordinary one, they can be killed in battle; why do you frighten us, coward? | instrumental adjective + particle + locative + infinitive + nominative dual gerundive + interrogative + causative verb + particle + vocative |
Reference: 6.15.4 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa