Shloka 89.17Unverified draft
नैवं रणगताः शूराः प्रहरन्ते निशाचर । लघवश्चाल्पवीर्याश्च सुखा हीमे शरास्तव ।।6.89.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| naivaṃ raṇagatāḥ śūrāḥ praharante niśācara | नैवं रणगताः शूराः प्रहरन्ते निशाचर | heroes who go into battle do not strike like this, night-ranger | negation + adverb + nominative compound participle + nominative + verb + vocative |
| laghavaścālpavīryāśca sukhā hīme śarāstava | लघवश्चाल्पवीर्याश्च सुखा हीमे शरास्तव | for these arrows of yours are light and feeble, even pleasant | nominative adjective + conjunction + nominative compound adjective + conjunction + nominative adjective + particle + pronoun + nominative + genitive pronoun |
Reference: 6.89.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa