रामायणम्
Shloka 91.5Unverified draft

तमसा बहुलेनेमाः संसक्ताः सर्वतो दिशः । नेह विज्ञायते स्वो वा परो वा राक्षसोत्तमाः ।।6.91.5।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tamasā bahulenemāḥ saṃsaktāḥ sarvato diśaḥतमसा बहुलेनेमाः संसक्ताः सर्वतो दिशःall these quarters are covered with thick darknessinstrumental + instrumental adjective + nominative pronoun + past participle + adverb + nominative
neha vijñāyate svo vā paro vā rākṣasottamāḥनेह विज्ञायते स्वो वा परो वा राक्षसोत्तमाःhere one cannot tell friend from foe, best of rākṣasasnegation + adverb + passive verb + nominative + particle + nominative + particle + vocative compound

Reference: 6.91.5 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa