Shloka 3.1Unverified draft
अथोवाच पुनर्वाक्यं विराधः पूरयन्वनम् । आत्मानं पृच्छते ब्रूतं कौ युवां क्व गमिष्यथः ।।3.3.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| athovāca | अथोवाच | then said | adverb + verb |
| punarvākyaṃ | पुनर्वाक्यं | again, words | adverb + accusative object |
| virādhaḥ | विराधः | Virādha | nominative subject |
| pūrayanvanam | पूरयन्वनम् | filling the forest (with his voice) | nominative participle + accusative |
| ātmānaṃ | आत्मानं | himself | accusative reflexive |
| pṛcchate | पृच्छते | to one who asks | dative participle |
| brūtaṃ | ब्रूतं | tell (me) | imperative |
| kau | कौ | who (two) | interrogative pronoun, dual |
| yuvāṃ | युवां | you two | nominative pronoun |
| kva | क्व | where | interrogative adverb |
| gamiṣyathaḥ | गमिष्यथः | will you go | verb, dual future |
Reference: 3.3.1 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa