Shloka 31.20Unverified draft

अथाध्वनि परिश्रान्तमर्धरात्रे स्थितं बलम् । सुखसुप्तं समासाद्य चारितं प्रथमं चरैः ।।6.31.20।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
athādhvani pariśrāntamardharātre sthitaṃ balamअथाध्वनि परिश्रान्तमर्धरात्रे स्थितं बलम्then at midnight, the army, worn out by the march, lying thereadverb + locative + accusative participle + locative compound + accusative participle + accusative
sukhasuptaṃ samāsādya cāritaṃ prathamaṃ caraiḥसुखसुप्तं समासाद्य चारितं प्रथमं चरैःsound asleep, having first been scouted by spies, was reachedaccusative compound participle + gerund + accusative causative participle + adverb + instrumental plural

Reference: 6.31.20 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa