१.३८.१८

योजनायामविस्तारमेकैको धरणीतलम् ।
बिभिदुः पुरुषव्याघ्र वज्रस्पर्शसमैर्भुजैः ॥

अन्वयः

परुषव्याघ्र O Tiger among men, एकैक: each one of them, योजनायामविस्तारम् one yojana of length and width, धरणीतलम् ground, वज्रस्पर्शसमै: resembling the touch (sharpness) of diamonds, नखै: with their nails, बिभिदु: broke (dug up).

M N Dutt

O Rāma. Then, they each fell to delving the bowels of the earth for the space of a Yojana in length and breadth, with their hands resembling thunder-bolts in feel, and with darts like to thunder-bolts, and with gigantic ploughshares. And being thus rived, the earth, O descendant of Raghu, began to send forth loud cries.

Summary

O Tiger among men each one of them occupying one yojana in length and breadth of ground, dug up the earth with their nails that were sharp as diamonds.

पदच्छेदः

योजनायाम्योजन (७.१)
अविस्तारम्अविस्तार (२.१)
एकैकोएकैक (१.१)
धरणीतलम्धरणी–तल (२.१)
बिभिदुःबिभिदुः (√भिद् लिट् प्र.पु. बहु.)
पुरुषव्याघ्रपुरुष–व्याघ्र (८.१)
वज्रस्पर्शसमैर्वज्र–स्पर्श–सम (३.३)
भुजैःभुज (३.३)

छन्दः

अनुष्टुप् [८]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्

यो ना या वि स्ता
मे कै को णी लम्
बिभि दुःपुरु व्याघ्र
ज्र स्पर्श मैर्भु जैः