Verse 79·VR 6.59.79
अभिवृष्टह् शर ओघेण मेघेन इव महा अचलह् | ह्रस्वम् कृत्वा तदा रूपम् ध्वज अग्रे निपपात ह || ६-५९-७९
tatas te cukrushur hR^iShTaa labdha lakShyaah plavam gamaah | niila laaghava sambhraantam dR^iShTvaa raavaNam aahave || 6-59-83
Translation
Showered by a multitude of shafts, as from a cloud, the mighty Nila assumed a diminutive form and leapt on to the point of Ravana's standard.
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abhivR^iSTaH
showered (thus)
sharaugheNa
by a multitude of arrows
meheneva
as from a cloud
mahaabalaH
the mighty Nila
tataH
then
kR^itvaa
made
ruupam
his form
hrasvam
short
nipapaata
and jumped on
dhvajaagre
to the top of the standard.
Chapter context
59
Ravana Himself Appears on the Battle-front
140 verses · Verse 79 of 140
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