रामायणम्
Shloka 93.28Unverified draft

अब्रवीद्रक्षसां मध्ये संस्तम्भयिषुराहवे । मया वर्षसहस्राणि चरित्वा दुश्चरं तपः ।।6.93.28।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
abravīdrakṣasāṃ madhye saṃstambhayiṣurāhaveअब्रवीद्रक्षसां मध्ये संस्तम्भयिषुराहवेspoke in the midst of the rākṣasas, wishing to steady them for battleverb + genitive + locative + nominative desiderative adjective + locative
mayā varṣasahasrāṇi caritvā duścaraṃ tapaḥमया वर्षसहस्राणि चरित्वा दुश्चरं तपःby me, having practised hard austerity for thousands of yearsinstrumental pronoun + accusative compound + gerund + accusative adjective + accusative

Reference: 6.93.28 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa