Canonical Ref: BK 5.57
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
देहं बिभ्नक्षुर-स्त्राऽग्नौ मृगः प्राणैर्दिदेविषन् । ज्या-घृष्ट-कठिनाऽङ्गुष्ठं राममायान्मुमूर्षया ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
‘(The deer) desirous of getting (his) body burnt in the fire of missiles and intent on gambling at the stake of his life, out of a desire to die, has approached Rama whose thumb is hardened due to its (constant) friction with the bow-string.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 5.57. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.