Shloka 95.6Unverified draft

कथं शूर्पणखा वृद्धा कराला निर्णतोदरी । आससाद वने रामं कन्दर्पमिव रूपिणम् ।।6.95.6।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kathaṃ śūrpaṇakhā vṛddhā karālā nirṇatodarīकथं शूर्पणखा वृद्धा कराला निर्णतोदरीhow could Śūrpaṇakhā, old, hideous, with sunken bellyinterrogative + nominative name + nominative adjective + nominative adjective + nominative compound adjective
āsasāda vane rāmaṃ kandarpamiva rūpiṇamआससाद वने रामं कन्दर्पमिव रूपिणम्approach Rāma in the forest, who was handsome like Kandarpa (Love)verb + locative + accusative name + accusative name + particle + accusative adjective

Reference: 6.95.6 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa