Shloka 111.8Unverified draft
एवं मधुरमुक्तस्तु गुरुणा राघवः स्वयम् । प्रत्युवाच समासीनं वसिष्ठं पुरुषर्षभः ।।2.111.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| evaṃ | एवं | thus | adverb |
| madhuramuktastu | मधुरमुक्तस्तु | but sweetly spoken to | accusative adjective + nominative adjective + particle |
| guruṇā | गुरुणा | by his elder | instrumental |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | Raghava | nominative |
| svayam | स्वयम् | himself | reflexive adverb |
| pratyuvāca | प्रत्युवाच | replied | verb, past |
| samāsīnaṃ | समासीनं | who was seated nearby | accusative adjective |
| vasiṣṭhaṃ | वसिष्ठं | Vasishtha | accusative |
| puruṣarṣabhaḥ | पुरुषर्षभः | the bull among men | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.111.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa