Shloka 20.17Unverified draft

गगनाद्भूतले चाशु परिगृह्य निपातितः । वानरैः पीड्यमानस्तु शुको वचनमब्रवीत् ।।6.20.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
gaganādbhūtale cāśu parigṛhya nipātitaḥगगनाद्भूतले चाशु परिगृह्य निपातितःand, held fast, was quickly brought down from the sky to the groundablative + locative compound + particle + adverb + gerund + causative past participle
vānaraiḥ pīḍyamānastu śuko vacanamabravītवानरैः पीड्यमानस्तु शुको वचनमब्रवीत्being beaten by the monkeys, Śuka cried outinstrumental plural + passive present participle + particle + nominative name + accusative + verb

Reference: 6.20.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa