P278

Question 1

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
03.83 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
नल m.

Answer 1

नल m. HERE == THE NAME OF A MONKEY IN SUGRIVA’S ARMY WHO, AS THE SON OF VISHVAKARMAN, HAS THE SKILL AND EXPERTISE TO BUILD A BRIDGE ACROSS THE OCEAN TO LANKA

Question 2

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
03.86 Vaṃśastha
प्लवगेन्द्रयूथपैर्महानगेन्द्रप्रतिमैर्युतो नलः

Answer 2

प्लवगेन्द्रयूथपैर्महानगेन्द्रप्रतिमैर्युतो नलः
नग m. == MOUNTAIN
प्रतिम adj. == LIKE TO, SIMILAR TO, RESEMBLING
== ‘Nala accompanied with monkey-chief-leaders big-mountain-chieftain-resembling’
== ‘Nala accompanied by leading monkey chiefs who resembled chieftains among big mountains’
(THEY WERE LIKE VERY BIG MOUNTAINS)

Question 3

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
03.86 Vaṃśastha
नग m.

Answer 3

नग m. == MOUNTAIN

Question 4

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
03.86 Vaṃśastha
प्रतिम adj.

Answer 4

प्रतिम adj. == LIKE TO, SIMILAR TO, RESEMBLING

Question 5

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
04.01 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
रामेश्वरः शिवः

Answer 5

रामेश्वरः शिवः == ‘the icon of Śiva known as Rāmeśvara’ (transl.)
FOR MORE ON THIS SHRINE SITE, SEE WIKIPEDIA @
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rameshwar_Wadi

Question 6

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
03.83 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
लब्धवर mfn.

Answer 6

लब्धवर mfn. one who has obtained a boon or favour

ESP. FROM LORD BRAHMA, AS IS THE CASE HERE WITH THE MONKEY ARCHITECT, NALA

Question 7

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
04.03 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
संकल्पनियत adj.

Answer 7

संकल्पनियत adj. retrained in ones thoughts/desires

Question 8

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
04.04 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
समुद्रे क्षिप्ततद्भारो

Answer 8

समुद्रे क्षिप्ततद्भारो
== ‘having thrown that burden into the ocean’
i.e. THE POT IN WHICH HE HAS CARRIED WATER ALL THE WAY BACK FROM THE GANGES AT VARANASI AND THEN USED IT TO BATHE THE RAMESHWARA LINGAM OF LORD SHIVA HERE AT THE OCEAN-BRIDGE TO LANKA THAT NALA (THE MONKEY ENGINEER) AND RAMA HAVE JUST BUILT.