Shloka 42.37Unverified draft

विद्युन्मण्डलसन्नद्धाः सबलाका इवाम्बुदाः । निष्पतन्ति ततः सैन्या हृष्टा रावणचोदिताः ।।6.42.37।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
vidyunmaṇḍalasannaddhāḥ sabalākā ivāmbudāḥविद्युन्मण्डलसन्नद्धाः सबलाका इवाम्बुदाःlike clouds girt with rings of lightning and accompanied by cranesnominative compound participle + nominative compound adjective + particle of comparison + nominative
niṣpatanti tataḥ sainyā hṛṣṭā rāvaṇacoditāḥनिष्पतन्ति ततः सैन्या हृष्टा रावणचोदिताःthen the troops rushed out, eager, urged on by Rāvaṇaverb + adverb + nominative + past participle + nominative compound participle

Reference: 6.42.37 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa