Shloka 17.16Unverified draft

विशेषेणाश्रमस्थस्य समीपे स्त्रीजनस्य च । आसीद्दशरथो नाम राजा त्रिदशविक्रमः ।।3.17.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
viśeṣeṇāśramasthasya samīpe strījanasya caविशेषेणाश्रमस्थस्य समीपे स्त्रीजनस्य चespecially near the womenfolk dwelling in the hermitageinstrumental + genitive adjective + locative + genitive + conjunction
āsīddaśaratho nāma rājā tridaśavikramaḥआसीद्दशरथो नाम राजा त्रिदशविक्रमःthere was a king named Daśaratha, of the valor of the godsverb + nominative subject + apposition + subject + adjective

Reference: 3.17.16 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa