P288

Question 1

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
05.45 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
प्रहस्तप्रमुख adj.

Answer 1

प्रहस्तप्रमुख adj. ‘starting with Prahasta’, ‘with Prahasta foremost among them’, ‘Prahasta, etc.’

Question 2

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
05.47 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
पणव m.

Answer 2

पणव m. (prob. fr. pra-ṇava-) a small drum or a kind of cymbal (used to accompany singing) (alsof(ā-). )

Question 3

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
05.47 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
आनक m.

Answer 3

आनक m. ānakaḥ आनकः [आनयति उत्साहवतः करोति अन्-णिच्-ण्वुल् Tv.] 1 A large military drum (beaten at one end), a double drum, a drum or tabor in general; पणवानक- गोमुखाः । सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त Bg.1.13. -2 The thundercloud. cf. … आनकः स्वनदम्बुदे । भेर्यां मृदङ्गे पटहे … Nm. -Comp. -दुन्दुभिः epithet of Vasudeva, father of Kṛiṣṇa; cf. Hariv. वसुदेवो महाबाहुः पूर्वमानकदुन्दुभिः । जज्ञे यस्य प्रसूतस्य दुन्दुभ्यः प्राणदन्दिवि ॥ आनकानां च संह्रादः सुमहानभवद्दिवि । (-भिः, भी f.) a large drum or dhol. kettle-drum (beaten at one end). -स्थली N. of a country.

Question 4

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
05.47 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
तोमर m.

Answer 4

तोमर m. tomaraḥ तोमरः रम् 1 An iron club; Mb.7.142.45. -2 A javelin. -3 A kind of crescent-shaped edge of an arrow with the ends of the crescent pointing downwards; Dhanur. V. -Comp. -धरः 1 fire (considered as a deity). -2 a warrior armed with a club.

Question 5

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
05.47 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
उष्ट्र m.

Answer 5

उष्ट्र m. uṣṭraḥ उष्ट्रः [उष्-ट्रन्-किच्च Uṇ.4.161.] 1 Camel; अथोष्ट्रवामी- शतवाहितार्थम् R.5.32; Ms.3.162,4.12,11.22. -2 A buffalo. -3 A bull with a hump. -4 A cart or carriage. -ष्ट्री 1 A she-camel. -2 An earthen vessel in the shape of a camel. -3 Bignonia Spathacea (Mar. मेडशिंगी). [cf. Pers. ushtar; Zend ustra.] -Comp. -अक्षः A camel-eyed (horse) उष्ट्राक्षाः प्रियदर्शनाश्च सुभगाः श्वासैः सुगन्धैश्च ये; Bhoja’s Śālilhotra. -कर्णिका (pl.) N. of a country or its inhabitants, in the south. -काण्डी A thistle dear to camels, Echinops echinatus (Mar. उंटकटारी). -क्रोशिन् a. making a noise like a camel. -गोयुगम् a couple of camels; यथा गोस्तद्वदुष्ट्रस्य युगं उष्ट्रगो- युगम् Mbh. on P.V.2.29. -ग्रीवः, -शिरोधरः piles. -निषदनम् A particular posture among Yogins. -पादिका Jasminum Zambac (Mar. मोगरा). -प्रमाणः A kind of fabulous eight-footed animal शरभ. -यानम् camel- litter.

Question 6

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
05.47 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
कृतवाहन adj.

Answer 6

कृतवाहन adj. ‘having made their conveyance of (+INSTR)’ == RIDING UPON

Question 7

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
05.48 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
सर्वतो लङ्कां प्रतिद्वारमुपाययुः ।

Answer 7

सर्वतो लङ्कां प्रतिद्वारमुपाययुः ।
== ‘they (the Demons) went up to the (alls of) the City of Lanka, gate-by-gate (so as to be prepared to defend it)’
== ‘the Rakshasa armies took their position at all the portals leading to the city’ (transl.)
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THIS IS ALL STILL DESCRIBING THE DEMON FORCES. THE FOCUS DOES NOT SWITCH TO RAMA AND THE MONKEY ARMY UNTIL VERSE #49

Question 8

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
05.52 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
आप्लवन्तः प्लवन्तश्च

Answer 8

आप्लवन्तः प्लवन्तश्च ‘(they) jumping up and down’ (transl.)

Question 9

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
05.55 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
कुमुद m.

Answer 9

कुमुद m. THE FIRST IN A LONG LIST OF PROPER NAMES FOR THE VARIOUS MONKEY LEADERS
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NORMALLY कुमुद n. MEANS A WHITE OR RED LOTUS