Shloka 107.18Unverified draft
छायां ते दिनकरभाः प्रबाधमानम् वर्षत्रं भरत करोतु मूर्ध्नि शीताम् । एतेषामहमपि काननद्रुमाणां छायां तामतिशयिनीं सुखी श्रयिष्ये ।।2.107.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| chāyāṃ | छायां | shade | accusative |
| te | ते | your | genitive |
| dinakarabhāḥ | दिनकरभाः | the rays of the sun | nominative |
| prabādhamānam | प्रबाधमानम् | afflicting | accusative adjective |
| varṣatraṃ | वर्षत्रं | for three years, or a canopy of protection | accusative |
| bharata | भरत | O Bharata | vocative |
| karotu | करोतु | let it make | verb, imperative |
| mūrdhni | मूर्ध्नि | on the head | locative |
| śītām | शीताम् | cool | accusative adjective |
| eteṣāmahamapi | एतेषामहमपि | and I too, of these | genitive adjective + nominative + particle |
| kānanadrumāṇāṃ | काननद्रुमाणां | of the forest trees | genitive |
| chāyāṃ | छायां | the shade | accusative |
| tāmatiśayinīṃ | तामतिशयिनीं | that excelling | accusative adjective + accusative adjective |
| sukhī | सुखी | happily | nominative adjective |
| śrayiṣye | श्रयिष्ये | shall take refuge in | verb, future |
Reference: 2.107.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa