Shloka 4.53Unverified draft

मूलो मूलवता स्पृष्टो धूप्यते धूमकेतुना । सरं चैतद्विनाशाय राक्षसानामुपस्थितम् ।।6.4.53।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
mūlo mūlavatā spṛṣṭo dhūpyate dhūmaketunāमूलो मूलवता स्पृष्टो धूप्यते धूमकेतुनाMūla, touched by a comet with a tail, is smokingnominative name + instrumental adjective + past participle + passive verb + instrumental
saraṃ caitadvināśāya rākṣasānāmupasthitamसरं चैतद्विनाशाय राक्षसानामुपस्थितम्and this has appeared for the destruction of the rākṣasasnominative + particle + nominative pronoun + dative + genitive plural + past participle

Reference: 6.4.53 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa