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Shloka 49.1Unverified draft

घोरेण शरबन्धेन बद्धौ दशरथात्मजौ । निःश्वसन्तौ यथा नागौ शयानौ रुधिरोक्षितौ ।।6.49.1।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ghoreṇa śarabandhena baddhau daśarathātmajauघोरेण शरबन्धेन बद्धौ दशरथात्मजौthe two sons of Daśaratha, bound by the dreadful bond of arrowsinstrumental adjective + instrumental compound + nominative dual participle + nominative dual compound
niḥśvasantau yathā nāgau śayānau rudhirokṣitauनिःश्वसन्तौ यथा नागौ शयानौ रुधिरोक्षितौbreathing heavily like serpents, lying drenched in bloodnominative dual participle + particle + nominative dual + nominative dual participle + nominative dual compound participle

Reference: 6.49.1 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa