Shloka 69.8Unverified draft

श्रुत्वा त्रिशिरसो वाक्यं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः । पुनर्जातमिवात्मानं मन्यते कालचोदितः ।।6.69.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śrutvā triśiraso vākyaṃ rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥश्रुत्वा त्रिशिरसो वाक्यं रावणो राक्षसाधिपःhearing Triśirā's words, Rāvaṇa, overlord of rākṣasasgerund + genitive name + accusative + nominative name + nominative compound
punarjātamivātmānaṃ manyate kālacoditaḥपुनर्जातमिवात्मानं मन्यते कालचोदितःdriven by fate, thought himself born againadverb + accusative participle + particle + accusative + verb + nominative compound participle

Reference: 6.69.8 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa