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Chapter 8.8 - Verse 25

Sanskrit Text

तं दृष्ट्वा द्विरदं दूरात्क्षेमधूर्तिर्द्विपस्थितः आह्वयानोऽभिदुद्राव प्रमनाः प्रमनस्तरम्

English Translation

Seeing that elephant from a distance, Kshemadhurti, riding on an elephant and very much gratified in the heart, invited that one, who was much more cheerful than he, to battle and rushed against him (Bhima).

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तं | दृष्ट्वा | द्विरदं | दूरात् | क्षेमधूर्तिर् | द्विप + स्था
आह्वयानो | ऽभिदुद्राव | प्रमनाः | प्रमनस्तरम्