Shloka 38.13Unverified draft

तं तदा दण्डकारण्ये यज्ञमुद्दिश्य दीक्षितम् । बभूवोपस्थितो रामश्चित्रं विस्फारयन् धनुः ।।3.38.13।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
taṃ tadā daṇḍakāraṇye yajñamuddiśya dīkṣitamतं तदा दण्डकारण्ये यज्ञमुद्दिश्य दीक्षितम्then in the Daṇḍaka forest, that one, having become present for the sake of the sacrifice, initiatedaccusative pronoun + adverb + locative + accusative object + gerund + accusative adjective
babhūvopasthito rāmaścitraṃ visphārayan dhanuḥबभूवोपस्थितो रामश्चित्रं विस्फारयन् धनुःRāma, having become present, wondrously twanged his bowverb + adjective + nominative subject + adverb + participle + accusative object

Reference: 3.38.13 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa