Canonical Ref: BK 4.3
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
अवाक्-शिरसमुत्-पादं कृतान्तेनाऽपि दुर्-दमम् । भङ्क्त्वा भुजौ विराधाऽऽख्यं तं तौ भुवि निचख्नतुः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Having broken his arms, the two (Rama and Laksmana) buried in the ground, that (demon), whose name was Viradha, whose head was downwards and feet lifted up, and who was difficult to be subdued even by the God of Death (Yama).
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 4.3. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.