Shloka 24.5Unverified draft

राक्षसास्तु प्लवङ्गानां शुश्रुवुश्चापि गर्जितम् । नर्दतामिव दृप्तानां मेघानामम्बरे स्वनम् ।।6.24.5।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
rākṣasāstu plavaṅgānāṃ śuśruvuścāpi garjitamराक्षसास्तु प्लवङ्गानां शुश्रुवुश्चापि गर्जितम्and the rākṣasas heard the roaring of the monkeysnominative plural + particle + genitive plural + verb plural + particles + accusative
nardatāmiva dṛptānāṃ meghānāmambare svanamनर्दतामिव दृप्तानां मेघानामम्बरे स्वनम्a sound like that of proud clouds thundering in the skygenitive plural present participle + particle + genitive plural participle + genitive plural + locative + accusative

Reference: 6.24.5 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa