Shloka 2.8Unverified draft
अवसज्यायसे शूले विनदन्तं महास्वनम् । स रामं लक्ष्मणं चैव सीतां दृष्ट्वा च मैथिलीम् ।।3.2.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| avasajyāyase śūle | अवसज्यायसे शूले | having impaled it on an iron spike | gerund + locative |
| vinadantaṃ | विनदन्तं | roaring | accusative adjective |
| mahāsvanam | महास्वनम् | with a loud sound | accusative adjective |
| sa | स | he | pronoun subject |
| rāmaṃ | रामं | Rāma | accusative object |
| lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva | लक्ष्मणं चैव | and also Lakṣmaṇa | accusative object |
| sītāṃ | सीतां | Sītā | accusative object |
| dṛṣṭvā | दृष्ट्वा | having seen | gerund |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| maithilīm | मैथिलीम् | the princess of Mithilā | accusative apposition |
Reference: 3.2.8 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa