Shloka 78.14Unverified draft

ते कामरूपिणः सर्वे दंष्ट्रिणः पिङ्गलेक्षणाः । मातङ्गा इव नर्दन्तो ध्वस्तकेशा भयानकाः ।।6.78.14।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
te kāmarūpiṇaḥ sarve daṃṣṭriṇaḥ piṅgalekṣaṇāḥते कामरूपिणः सर्वे दंष्ट्रिणः पिङ्गलेक्षणाःall of them able to change form at will, with fangs and tawny eyesnominative pronoun + nominative compound adjective + nominative adjective + nominative adjective + nominative compound adjective
mātaṅgā iva nardanto dhvastakeśā bhayānakāḥमातङ्गा इव नर्दन्तो ध्वस्तकेशा भयानकाःroaring like elephants, with dishevelled hair, terrifyingnominative + particle + present participle + nominative compound adjective + nominative adjective

Reference: 6.78.14 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa