Shloka 78.5Unverified draft

सोऽभिवाद्य दशग्रीवं कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् । निर्जगाम गृहाच्छुभ्राद्रावणस्याज्ञया बली ।।6.78.5।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
so'bhivādya daśagrīvaṃ kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇamसोऽभिवाद्य दशग्रीवं कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम्saluting the ten-necked one and walking round him reverentlynominative pronoun + gerund + accusative compound + gerund + conjunction + particle + accusative
nirjagāma gṛhācchubhrādrāvaṇasyājñayā balīनिर्जगाम गृहाच्छुभ्राद्रावणस्याज्ञया बलीthe mighty one went out from the shining palace at Rāvaṇa's commandverb + ablative + ablative adjective + genitive name + instrumental + nominative adjective

Reference: 6.78.5 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa