Shloka 10.4Unverified draft
मुहूर्तं चिन्तयामास मार्गमात्मसुखावहम्। सा सुहृच्चार्थकामा च तन्निशम्य सुनिश्चयम् ।।2.10.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| muhūrtam | मुहूर्तम् | for a moment | accusative |
| cintayāmāsa | चिन्तयामास | pondered | verb, past |
| mārgam | मार्गम् | the course/way | accusative |
| ātmasukhāvaham | आत्मसुखावहम् | conducive to her own happiness | accusative adjective |
| sā | सा | she | pronoun |
| suhṛt | सुहृत् | well-wishing friend | nominative |
| arthakāmā | अर्थकामा | desirous of gain | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| tanniśamya | तन्निशम्य | having heard that | gerund |
| suniścayam | सुनिश्चयम् | the firm resolve | accusative |
Reference: 2.10.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa