Shloka 75.27Unverified draft

बभूव लङ्का लोकान्ते भ्रान्तग्राह इवार्णवः । अश्वं मुक्तं गजो दृष्ट्वा क्वचिद्भीतोऽपसर्पति ।।6.75.27।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
babhūva laṅkā lokānte bhrāntagrāha ivārṇavaḥबभूव लङ्का लोकान्ते भ्रान्तग्राह इवार्णवःLaṅkā became like the ocean at the end of the world with its crocodiles whirling aboutverb + nominative name + locative compound + nominative compound adjective + particle + nominative
aśvaṃ muktaṃ gajo dṛṣṭvā kvacidbhīto'pasarpatiअश्वं मुक्तं गजो दृष्ट्वा क्वचिद्भीतोऽपसर्पतिhere an elephant, seeing a loose horse, backed away in fearaccusative + accusative participle + nominative + gerund + adverb + past participle + verb

Reference: 6.75.27 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa