Shloka 40.13Unverified draft
खन्यमाने ततस्तस्मिन् ददृशु: पर्वतोपमम्।।1.40.12।। दिशागजं विरूपाक्षं धारयन्तं महीतलम्।
Meaning
As it was being dug, they saw, mountain-like, the elephant of that quarter, Virupaksha, sustaining the surface of the earth.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| khanyamāne tataḥ tasmin | खन्यमाने ततः तस्मिन् | as that [ground] was being dug then | Locative absolute |
| dadṛśuḥ parvata-upamam | ददृशुः पर्वत-उपमम् | they saw, comparable to a mountain | Verb (perfect) / Accusative |
| diśā-gajam virūpa-akṣam | दिशा-गजम् विरूप-अक्षम् | an elephant of the direction, of deformed eyes | Accusative singular |
| dhārayantam mahī-talam | धारयन्तम् मही-तलम् | bearing the surface of the earth | Accusative participle / Accusative |
Reference: 1.40.13 · Bāla Kāṇḍa