Shloka 96.29Unverified draft

ततः प्रयातः सहसा राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृतः । रावणः सत्त्वगाम्भीर्याद्दारयन्निव मेदिनीम् ।।6.96.29।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tataḥ prayātaḥ sahasā rākṣasairbahubhirvṛtaḥततः प्रयातः सहसा राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृतःthen, setting out at once, surrounded by many rākṣasasadverb + past participle + adverb + instrumental + instrumental adjective + past participle
rāvaṇaḥ sattvagāmbhīryāddārayanniva medinīmरावणः सत्त्वगाम्भीर्याद्दारयन्निव मेदिनीम्Rāvaṇa, by the depth of his strength, seemed to split the earthnominative name + ablative compound + causative participle + particle + accusative

Reference: 6.96.29 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa