Shloka 4.17Unverified draft

यातु वानरवाहिन्या वानरः प्लवतां वरः । पालयन् दक्षिणं पार्श्वमृषभो वानरर्षभः ।।6.4.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yātu vānaravāhinyā vānaraḥ plavatāṃ varaḥयातु वानरवाहिन्या वानरः प्लवतां वरःlet the monkey Ṛṣabha, best of leapers, bull among monkeys, goimperative + genitive compound + nominative + genitive plural participle + nominative
pālayan dakṣiṇaṃ pārśvamṛṣabho vānararṣabhaḥपालयन् दक्षिणं पार्श्वमृषभो वानरर्षभःguarding the right flank of the monkey armypresent participle + accusative adjective + accusative + nominative name + nominative compound

Reference: 6.4.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa