Shloka 17.2Unverified draft
तं मेरुशिखराकारं दीप्तामिव शतह्रदाम् । गगनस्थं महीस्थास्ते ददृशुर्वानराधिपाः ।।6.17.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| taṃ meruśikharākāraṃ dīptāmiva śatahradām | तं मेरुशिखराकारं दीप्तामिव शतह्रदाम् | him, shaped like a peak of Meru, like a flash of lightning | accusative pronoun + accusative compound adjective + accusative participle + particle + accusative |
| gaganasthaṃ mahīsthāste dadṛśurvānarādhipāḥ | गगनस्थं महीस्थास्ते ददृशुर्वानराधिपाः | standing in the sky, the monkey chiefs on the ground saw | accusative compound adjective + nominative plural compound adjective + nominative plural pronoun + verb plural + nominative plural compound |
Reference: 6.17.2 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa