Shloka 3.22Unverified draft

नौपथोऽपि च नास्त्यत्र निरादेशश्च सर्वतः । शैलाग्रे रचिता दुर्गा सा पूर्देवपुरोपमा ।।6.3.22।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
naupatho'pi ca nāstyatra nirādeśaśca sarvataḥनौपथोऽपि च नास्त्यत्र निरादेशश्च सर्वतःthere is no route for ships, and no landmark anywherenominative compound + particles + negation + verb + adverb + nominative + particle + adverb
śailāgre racitā durgā sā pūrdevapuropamāशैलाग्रे रचिता दुर्गा सा पूर्देवपुरोपमाbuilt on a mountain-top, that fortress city is like a city of the godslocative compound + past participle + nominative adjective + nominative pronoun + nominative + nominative compound adjective

Reference: 6.3.22 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa