Shloka 43.40Unverified draft

तमापतन्तं गदया विद्युन्माली निशाचरः । वक्षस्यभिजघानाशु सुषेणं हरिसत्तमम् ।।6.43.40।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tamāpatantaṃ gadayā vidyunmālī niśācaraḥतमापतन्तं गदया विद्युन्माली निशाचरःas he came on, the night-ranger Vidyunmālī, with his maceaccusative pronoun + accusative participle + instrumental + nominative name + nominative
vakṣasyabhijaghānāśu suṣeṇaṃ harisattamamवक्षस्यभिजघानाशु सुषेणं हरिसत्तमम्swiftly struck Suṣeṇa, the best of monkeys, on the chestlocative + verb + adverb + accusative name + accusative compound

Reference: 6.43.40 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa