Shloka 102.3Unverified draft
प्रगृह्य बाहू रामो वै पुष्पिताग्रो यथा द्रुमः । वने परशुना कृत्तस्तथा भुवि पपात ह ।।2.102.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pragṛhya | प्रगृह्य | having seized, holding up | gerund |
| bāhū | बाहू | his two arms | accusative |
| rāmo | रामो | Rama | nominative |
| vai | वै | indeed | particle |
| puṣpitāgro | पुष्पिताग्रो | flowering at the top | nominative adjective |
| yathā | यथा | as | particle |
| drumaḥ | द्रुमः | a tree | nominative |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
| paraśunā | परशुना | by an axe | instrumental |
| kṛttastathā | कृत्तस्तथा | cut down, thus | nominative adjective + adverb |
| bhuvi | भुवि | on the ground | locative |
| papāta | पपात | fell | verb, past |
| ha | ह | indeed | particle |
Reference: 2.102.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa