Shloka 34.28Unverified draft
श्रुत्वा तु तद्वानरसैन्यशब्दं । लङ्कागता राक्षसराजभृत्याः । नष्टौजसो दैन्यपरीतचेष्टाः । श्रेयो न पश्यन्ति नृपस्य दोषैः ।।6.34.28।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śrutvā tu tadvānarasainyaśabdaṃ | श्रुत्वा तु तद्वानरसैन्यशब्दं | but having heard that sound of the monkey army | gerund + particle + accusative compound |
| laṅkāgatā rākṣasarājabhṛtyāḥ | लङ्कागता राक्षसराजभृत्याः | the servants of the rākṣasa king who were in Laṅkā | nominative compound adjective + nominative compound |
| naṣṭaujaso dainyaparītaceṣṭāḥ | नष्टौजसो दैन्यपरीतचेष्टाः | their vigor lost, their actions overcome with dejection | nominative compound adjective + nominative compound adjective |
| śreyo na paśyanti nṛpasya doṣaiḥ | श्रेयो न पश्यन्ति नृपस्य दोषैः | see no good course, because of the king's faults | accusative + particle + verb + genitive + instrumental |
Reference: 6.34.28 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa