Shloka 59.16Unverified draft

योऽसौ रथस्थो मृगराजकेतुर्धून्वन्धनुः शक्रधनुःप्रकाशम् । करीव भात्युग्रविवृत्तदंष्ट्रः स इन्द्रजिन्नाम वरप्रधानः ।।6.59.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yo'sau rathastho mṛgarājaketurdhūnvandhanuḥ śakradhanuḥprakāśamयोऽसौ रथस्थो मृगराजकेतुर्धून्वन्धनुः शक्रधनुःप्रकाशम्he who stands in the chariot with a lion banner, shaking a bow bright as Indra's bowrelative + nominative pronoun + nominative compound adjective + nominative compound adjective + present participle + accusative + accusative compound adjective
karīva bhātyugravivṛttadaṃṣṭraḥ sa indrajinnāma varapradhānaḥकरीव भात्युग्रविवृत्तदंष्ट्रः स इन्द्रजिन्नाम वरप्रधानःwho shines like an elephant with fierce protruding tusks: he is Indrajit by name, foremost by virtue of boonsnominative + particle of comparison + verb + nominative compound adjective + nominative pronoun + nominative name + particle + nominative compound adjective

Reference: 6.59.16 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa