Shloka 28.18Unverified draft

नास्य शक्यं बलं रूपं प्रभावो वाऽपि भाषितुम् । एष आशंसते लङ्कामेको मर्दितुमोजसा ।।6.28.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
nāsya śakyaṃ balaṃ rūpaṃ prabhāvo vā'pi bhāṣitumनास्य शक्यं बलं रूपं प्रभावो वाऽपि भाषितुम्his strength, form and power cannot be describednegation + genitive pronoun + nominative gerundive + nominative + nominative + nominative + particles + infinitive
eṣa āśaṃsate laṅkāmeko marditumojasāएष आशंसते लङ्कामेको मर्दितुमोजसाhe alone hopes to crush Laṅkā with his mightnominative pronoun + verb + accusative name + nominative numeral + infinitive + instrumental

Reference: 6.28.18 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa