रामायणम्
Shloka 73.46Unverified draft

अष्टादशशरैस्तीक्ष्णैः स विद्ध्वा गन्धमादनम् । विव्याध नवभिश्चैव नलं दूरादवस्थितम् ।।6.73.46।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
aṣṭādaśaśaraistīkṣṇaiḥ sa viddhvā gandhamādanamअष्टादशशरैस्तीक्ष्णैः स विद्ध्वा गन्धमादनम्piercing Gandhamādana with eighteen sharp arrowsinstrumental compound + instrumental adjective + nominative pronoun + gerund + accusative name
vivyādha navabhiścaiva nalaṃ dūrādavasthitamविव्याध नवभिश्चैव नलं दूरादवस्थितम्he pierced with nine Nala, who stood at a distanceverb + instrumental numeral + conjunction + particle + accusative name + ablative + accusative participle

Reference: 6.73.46 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa