रामस्य राजशार्दूल सहिष्यन्ते न सायकान् । अनारतगता धारा जलदस्येव पांसवः ॥ १८ ॥
rāmasya rājaśārdūla sahiṣyantē na sāyakān | anāratagatā dhārā jaladasyēva pāṁsavaḥ || 18 ||
Translation
"They will not withstand Rāma's arrows, tiger among kings, as dust cannot withstand the unbroken stream of rain from a cloud.
Word by word
- rāmasya
- Rāma's
- rāja
- among kings
- śārdūla
- tiger
- sahiṣyantē
- will withstand
- na
- not
- sāyakān
- arrows
- anārata
- unbroken
- gatā
- (gatāḥ) flowing
- dhārā
- (dhārāḥ) the stream
- jaladasya
- of a cloud
- iva
- as
- pāṁsavaḥ
- dust
Meaning
Dust rises against a storm for a moment and is beaten down.