Shloka 96.8Unverified draft

प्रतिपूज्य यथान्यायं रावणं ते निशाचराः । तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे भर्तुर्विजयकाङ्क्षिणः ।।6.96.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
pratipūjya yathānyāyaṃ rāvaṇaṃ te niśācarāḥप्रतिपूज्य यथान्यायं रावणं ते निशाचराःthose night-rangers, honouring Rāvaṇa dulygerund + adverb + accusative name + nominative pronoun + nominative
tasthuḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve bharturvijayakāṅkṣiṇaḥतस्थुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे भर्तुर्विजयकाङ्क्षिणःall stood with joined palms, longing for their master's victoryverb + nominative adjective + nominative adjective + genitive + nominative compound adjective

Reference: 6.96.8 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa