Verse 17·VR 6.78.17
प्रभ्रष्टोऽथ करात्तस्य प्रतोदः सारथेस्तदा | पपात सहसा दैवाद्ध्वजस्तस्य तु रक्षसः || ६-७८-१७
tasya te rathasamyuktaa hayaa vikramavarjitaaH | charaNairaakulairgatvaa diinaaH saasramukhaa yayuH || 6-78-18
Translation
The long whip then slipped down from the hands of Makaraksha's charioteer and the flag-staff of that demon also suddenly fell down by the will of the province.
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atha
thereupon
tasya saarathaH karaat
from that charioteers hand
pratodaH
the long whip
tadaa
then
prabhraShTaH
fell down
dhvajaH
and the flag-staff
tasya rakShasaH
of that demon
sahasaa
suddenly
papaata
fell down
daivaat
by the will of the province.
Chapter context
78
Ravana Orders Makaraksha
20 verses · Verse 17 of 20
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