Shloka 95.8Unverified draft

कथं सर्वगुणैर्हीना गुणवन्तं महौजसम् । सुमुखं दुर्मुखी रामं कामयामास राक्षसी ।।6.95.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kathaṃ sarvaguṇairhīnā guṇavantaṃ mahaujasamकथं सर्वगुणैर्हीना गुणवन्तं महौजसम्how could she, lacking every virtue, the virtuous one of great mightinterrogative + instrumental compound + nominative participle + accusative adjective + accusative compound adjective
sumukhaṃ durmukhī rāmaṃ kāmayāmāsa rākṣasīसुमुखं दुर्मुखी रामं कामयामास राक्षसीthe ugly-faced rākṣasī desire the fair-faced Rāmaaccusative compound adjective + nominative compound adjective + accusative name + periphrastic causative perfect + nominative

Reference: 6.95.8 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa