Shloka 55.23Unverified draft

राक्षसाश्चापि रक्षांसि निजघ्नुस्तिमिरे तदा । परांश्चैव विनिघ्नन्तः स्वांश्च वानरराक्षसाः ।।6.55.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
rākṣasāścāpi rakṣāṃsi nijaghnustimire tadāराक्षसाश्चापि रक्षांसि निजघ्नुस्तिमिरे तदाand rākṣasas too struck down rākṣasas then in the darknessnominative + conjunction + particle + accusative + verb + locative + adverb
parāṃścaiva vinighnantaḥ svāṃśca vānararākṣasāḥपरांश्चैव विनिघ्नन्तः स्वांश्च वानरराक्षसाःmonkeys and rākṣasas, killing the enemy and their ownaccusative + conjunction + particle + present participle + accusative + conjunction + nominative compound

Reference: 6.55.23 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa