Shloka 20.16Unverified draft
प्रापद्यन्त दिवं क्षिप्रं लोप्तुं हन्तुं च मुष्टिभिः । स तैः प्लवङ्गैः प्रसभं निगृहीतो निशाचरः ।।6.20.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| prāpadyanta divaṃ kṣipraṃ loptuṃ hantuṃ ca muṣṭibhiḥ | प्रापद्यन्त दिवं क्षिप्रं लोप्तुं हन्तुं च मुष्टिभिः | quickly sprang into the sky to tear him apart and strike him with their fists | verb plural + accusative + adverb + infinitive + infinitive + particle + instrumental plural |
| sa taiḥ plavaṅgaiḥ prasabhaṃ nigṛhīto niśācaraḥ | स तैः प्लवङ्गैः प्रसभं निगृहीतो निशाचरः | the night-ranger was forcibly seized by those monkeys | nominative pronoun + instrumental plural pronoun + instrumental plural + adverb + past participle + nominative compound |
Reference: 6.20.16 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa