Canonical Ref: BK 5.36
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
अध्यङ्शस्त्र-भृतां रामो न्यञ्चस्तं प्राप्य मद्-विधाः । स कन्या-शुल्कमभनङ्मिथिलायां मखे धनुः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Rama is the supermost of weapon-bearers ; having confronted him, (persons) such as I, are the lowliest. As the dowry for the bride he broke the bow in the sacrifice at Mithila.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 5.36. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.