Shloka 30.17Unverified draft

कीदृशाः किम्प्रभाः सौम्य वानरा ये दुरासदाः । कस्य पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च तत्त्वमाख्याहि राक्षस ।।6.30.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kīdṛśāḥ kimprabhāḥ saumya vānarā ye durāsadāḥकीदृशाः किम्प्रभाः सौम्य वानरा ये दुरासदाःwhat are they like, how powerful, good sir, the monkeys who are hard to faceinterrogative plural adjective + nominative plural compound adjective + vocative + nominative plural + relative pronoun plural + nominative plural adjective
kasya putrāśca pautrāśca tattvamākhyāhi rākṣasaकस्य पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च तत्त्वमाख्याहि राक्षसwhose sons and grandsons are they; tell the truth, rākṣasainterrogative genitive + nominative plural + particle + nominative plural + particle + accusative + imperative + vocative

Reference: 6.30.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa