Shloka 78.21Unverified draft

घनगजमहिषाङ्गतुल्यवर्णाः समरमुखेष्वसकृद्गदासिभिन्नाः । अहमहमिति युद्धकौशलास्ते रजनिचराः परितः समुन्नदन्तः ।।6.78.21।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ghanagajamahiṣāṅgatulyavarṇāḥ samaramukheṣvasakṛdgadāsibhinnāḥघनगजमहिषाङ्गतुल्यवर्णाः समरमुखेष्वसकृद्गदासिभिन्नाःof a colour like clouds, elephants and buffaloes, often wounded by maces and swords at the fronts of battlesnominative compound adjective + locative compound + adverb + nominative compound participle
ahamahamiti yuddhakauśalāste rajanicarāḥ paritaḥ samunnadantaḥअहमहमिति युद्धकौशलास्ते रजनिचराः परितः समुन्नदन्तःthose night-rangers, skilled in battle, roaring on all sides 'I first, I first'nominative pronoun repeated + particle + nominative compound adjective + nominative pronoun + nominative compound + adverb + present participle

Reference: 6.78.21 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa