Shloka 40.14Unverified draft
परस्परं स्वेदविदिग्धगात्रौ परस्परं शोणितदिग्धदेहौ । परस्परं श्लिष्टनिरुद्धचेष्टौ परस्परं शाल्मलिकिंशुकौ यथा ।।6.40.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| parasparaṃ svedavidigdhagātrau parasparaṃ śoṇitadigdhadehau | परस्परं स्वेदविदिग्धगात्रौ परस्परं शोणितदिग्धदेहौ | their limbs smeared with each other's sweat, their bodies smeared with each other's blood | adverb + nominative dual compound adjective + adverb + nominative dual compound adjective |
| parasparaṃ śliṣṭaniruddhaceṣṭau parasparaṃ śālmalikiṃśukau yathā | परस्परं श्लिष्टनिरुद्धचेष्टौ परस्परं शाल्मलिकिंशुकौ यथा | locked together, each checking the other's movement, like a śālmali and a kiṃśuka tree | adverb + nominative dual compound adjective + adverb + nominative dual compound + particle of comparison |
Reference: 6.40.14 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa