P317

Question 1

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
10.02 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
शलभ m.

Answer 1

शलभ m. śalabhaḥ शलभः [शल्-अभच् Uṇ.3.122] 1 A grass-hopper, locust; पतति परिणतारुणप्रकाशः शलभसमूह इवाश्रमद्रुमेषु Ś.1.31. -2 A moth; कौरव्यवंशदावे$स्मिन् क एष शलभायते Ve.1.19; Śi.2.117; Ku.4.4. -3 N. of an Asura.
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DISTINGUISH FROM कलभ m. a young camel; a young elephant

Question 2

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
10.01 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
अवशिष्ट adj.

Answer 2

अवशिष्ट adj. remaining, left over
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PPP FROM
अवशिष् Passive voice -ś/iṣyate-, to be left as a remnant, remain etc.: Caus. (Potential -śeṣayet-) to leave as a remnant

Question 3

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
10.01 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
निर्ययौ … राघवम्

Answer 3

निर्ययौ … राघवम् == ‘he went out AGAINST Rama’
(THE BARE ACC OF MOTION TOWARDS)
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(येऽवशिष्टास्तै राक्षसैः सह) == (with the Demons who were left alive at that point)

Question 4

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
10.04 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
शुक्र m.

Answer 4

शुक्र m. Shukra, the NAME of Ravana’s private tutor and teacher (specifically of Political Science), to whom he now turns for counsel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravana
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Boon of Ravana
Ravana and his two brothers Kumbhakarna and Vibhishana performed penances on Mt Gokarna for 11,000 years and won boons from Brahma. Ravana was blessed with a boon that would make him invincible to the creation of Brahma, except for humans.[16] He also received weapons, chariot as well as the ability to shapeshift from Brahma. Ravana later usurped Lanka from his half-brother Kubera and became the King of Lanka. He appointed Shukracharya as his priest and learned the Arthashastra (Science of Politics) from him.

Question 5

YUDDHA KĀṆḌAM
10.06 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
संदोह m.

Answer 5

I.E. ‘THE WHOLE ENCHILADA’
संदोह m. saṃdohaḥ संदोहः 1 Milking. -2 The whole quantity of anything, a multitude, heap, mass, assemblage; कुन्दमाकन्द- मधुबिन्दुसंदोहवाहिना मारुतेनोत्ताभ्यति Māl.3; Bv.4.9; Bhāg. 1.14.37; ननु सर्वाक्षौहिणीसंदोहेन छादयिष्ये जयद्रथम् Dūtavākyam 1; (शिलीमुखानां) संदोहं द्रुतमुदपादयन् परेषु Śiva B. 24.62. -3 The whole milk (of a herd).