Shloka 52.18Unverified draft
वानरैर्हन्यमानास्ते राक्षसा विप्रदुद्रुवुः । सैन्यं तु विद्रुतं दृष्ट्वा धूम्राक्षो राक्षसर्षभः ।।6.52.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vānarairhanyamānāste rākṣasā vipradudruvuḥ | वानरैर्हन्यमानास्ते राक्षसा विप्रदुद्रुवुः | being slain by the monkeys, those rākṣasas fled | instrumental + passive participle + nominative pronoun + nominative + verb |
| sainyaṃ tu vidrutaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhūmrākṣo rākṣasarṣabhaḥ | सैन्यं तु विद्रुतं दृष्ट्वा धूम्राक्षो राक्षसर्षभः | but seeing his army routed, Dhūmrākṣa, bull among rākṣasas | accusative + particle + accusative participle + gerund + nominative name + nominative compound |
Reference: 6.52.18 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa