Shloka 40.17Unverified draft

अन्योन्यमाविध्य विलग्नदेहौ तौ पेततुः सालनिखातमध्ये । उत्पेततुर्भूतलमस्पृशन्तौ स्थित्वा मुहूर्तं त्वभिनिश्वसन्तौ ।।6.40.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
anyonyamāvidhya vilagnadehau tau petatuḥ sālanikhātamadhyeअन्योन्यमाविध्य विलग्नदेहौ तौ पेततुः सालनिखातमध्येpiercing each other, their bodies interlocked, the two fell into the moat by the rampartadverb + gerund + nominative dual compound adjective + nominative dual pronoun + verb + locative compound
utpetaturbhūtalamaspṛśantau sthitvā muhūrtaṃ tvabhiniśvasantauउत्पेततुर्भूतलमस्पृशन्तौ स्थित्वा मुहूर्तं त्वभिनिश्वसन्तौthey sprang up without touching the ground, and stood a moment, breathing hardverb + accusative compound + negative present participle dual + gerund + accusative of time + particle + present participle dual

Reference: 6.40.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa