Shloka 24.16Unverified draft

गन्धहस्तीव दुर्धर्षस्तरस्वी गन्धमादनः । तिष्ठेद्वानरवाहिन्याः सव्यं पार्श्वं समाश्रितः ।।6.24.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
gandhahastīva durdharṣastarasvī gandhamādanaḥगन्धहस्तीव दुर्धर्षस्तरस्वी गन्धमादनःinvincible like a rutting elephant, the swift Gandhamādananominative compound + particle + nominative adjective + nominative adjective + nominative name
tiṣṭhedvānaravāhinyāḥ savyaṃ pārśvaṃ samāśritaḥतिष्ठेद्वानरवाहिन्याः सव्यं पार्श्वं समाश्रितःshould stand holding the left flank of the monkey armyoptative verb + genitive compound + accusative adjective + accusative + past participle

Reference: 6.24.16 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa