Shloka 3.2Unverified draft
तमुवाच ततो रामो राक्षसं ज्वलिताननम् । पृच्छन्तं सुमहातेजा इक्ष्वाकुकुलमात्मनः ।।3.3.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tamuvāca | तमुवाच | said to him | verb + accusative object |
| tato | ततो | then | adverb |
| rāmo | रामो | Rāma | nominative subject |
| rākṣasaṃ | राक्षसं | to the demon | accusative object |
| jvalitānanam | ज्वलिताननम् | whose face blazed | accusative adjective |
| pṛcchantaṃ | पृच्छन्तं | who was asking | accusative participle |
| sumahātejā | सुमहातेजा | of great splendor | nominative adjective, describing Rāma |
| ikṣvākukulamātmanaḥ | इक्ष्वाकुकुलमात्मनः | his own Ikṣvāku lineage | accusative + genitive |
Reference: 3.3.2 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa