Shloka 8.1Unverified draft

ततो नीलाम्बुदनिभः प्रहस्तो नाम राक्षसः । अब्रवीत्प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं शूरः सेनापतिस्तदा ।।6.8.1।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tato nīlāmbudanibhaḥ prahasto nāma rākṣasaḥततो नीलाम्बुदनिभः प्रहस्तो नाम राक्षसःthen the rākṣasa named Prahasta, like a dark rain cloudadverb + nominative compound adjective + nominative name + adverb + nominative
abravītprāñjalirvākyaṃ śūraḥ senāpatistadāअब्रवीत्प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं शूरः सेनापतिस्तदाthe brave commander of the army, with joined palms, then spoke these wordsverb + nominative adjective + accusative + nominative + nominative compound + adverb

Reference: 6.8.1 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa