All 4 Uses of
nimble
in
The Ramayana
- By nimble turn, by rapid bound He shunned the shafts that rained around, Eluding, as in air he rose, The rushing chariots of his foes.†
Book 5 *nimble = quick and agile
- On, joyous, pressed in close array The hosts who owned Sugríva's sway, With nimble feet, with rapid bound Exploring, ere they passed, the ground, While from ten myriad throats rang out The challenge and the battle shout.†
Book 6
- The Vánar's nimble leaps amazed Ikshváku's son who stood and gazed.†
Book 6
- Hurled to the sea the body fell: Terrific was the ocean's swell, Nor could swift fin and nimble leap Save the crushed creatures of the deep.†
Book 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(nimble) quick and agile -- typically physically, but can also reference quick, agile thinking
(someone who is agile does things easily) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)