Shloka 60.17Unverified draft

नव षट् सप्त चाष्टौ च मासान् स्वपिति राक्षसः । मन्त्रयित्वा प्रसुप्तोऽयमितस्तु नवमेऽहनि ।।6.60.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
nava ṣaṭ sapta cāṣṭau ca māsān svapiti rākṣasaḥनव षट् सप्त चाष्टौ च मासान् स्वपिति राक्षसःthe rākṣasa sleeps for nine, six, seven or eight monthsnumerals + conjunction + numeral + conjunction + accusative + verb + nominative
mantrayitvā prasupto'yamitastu navame'haniमन्त्रयित्वा प्रसुप्तोऽयमितस्तु नवमेऽहनिthis one, having taken counsel, went to sleep nine days agogerund + past participle + nominative pronoun + adverb + particle + locative ordinal + locative

Reference: 6.60.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa