Canonical Ref: BK 8.87
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
"उप-शूरं न ते वृत्तं कथं रात्रिंचराऽधम ! । यत्संप्रत्यपलोकेभ्यो लङ्कायां वसतिर्भयात् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
How, Oh lowliest of the demons, (would) your behaviour not be (regarded as) inferior to that of a warrior, in as much as, now, (you have your) residence in Lanka through fear, away from the people ?
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 8.87. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.