Shloka 2.4Unverified draft
वनमध्ये तु काकुत्स्थस्तस्मिन्घोरमृगायुते । ददर्श गिरिशृङ्गाभं पुरुषादं महास्वनम् ।।3.2.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vanamadhye | वनमध्ये | in the middle of the forest | locative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| kākutsthas | काकुत्स्थस् | the descendant of Kakutstha (Rāma) | nominative subject |
| tasminghoramṛgāyute | तस्मिन्घोरमृगायुते | in that (forest) teeming with terrible beasts | locative absolute |
| dadarśa | ददर्श | saw | verb |
| giriśṛṅgābhaṃ | गिरिशृङ्गाभं | resembling a mountain peak | accusative adjective |
| puruṣādaṃ | पुरुषादं | a man-eater | accusative object |
| mahāsvanam | महास्वनम् | of loud roar | accusative adjective |
Reference: 3.2.4 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa