Shloka 52.17Unverified draft

वानरैरापतन्तस्ते वेगिता वेगवत्तरैः । मुष्टिभिश्चरणैर्दन्तैः पादपैश्चावपोथिताः ।।6.52.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
vānarairāpatantaste vegitā vegavattaraiḥवानरैरापतन्तस्ते वेगिता वेगवत्तरैःthose swift ones, as they came on, by even swifter monkeysinstrumental + nominative participle + nominative pronoun + nominative participle + instrumental comparative
muṣṭibhiścaraṇairdantaiḥ pādapaiścāvapothitāḥमुष्टिभिश्चरणैर्दन्तैः पादपैश्चावपोथिताःwere beaten down with fists, feet, teeth and treesinstrumental + instrumental + instrumental + instrumental + conjunction + past participle

Reference: 6.52.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa