Shloka 56.21Unverified draft

तं गृहीत्वा महास्कन्धं सोऽश्वकर्णं महाद्युतिः । प्रहस्य परया प्रीत्या भ्रामयामास संयुगे ।।6.56.21।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
taṃ gṛhītvā mahāskandhaṃ so'śvakarṇaṃ mahādyutiḥतं गृहीत्वा महास्कन्धं सोऽश्वकर्णं महाद्युतिःthe very radiant one, seizing that aśvakarṇa with its great trunkaccusative pronoun + gerund + accusative compound adjective + nominative pronoun + accusative + nominative compound adjective
prahasya parayā prītyā bhrāmayāmāsa saṃyugeप्रहस्य परया प्रीत्या भ्रामयामास संयुगेlaughing with great delight, whirled it round in the battlegerund + instrumental adjective + instrumental + periphrastic causative perfect + locative

Reference: 6.56.21 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa