Shloka 112.23Unverified draft
स पादुके सम्प्रणम्य रामं वचनमब्रवीत् । चतुर्दश हि वर्षाणि जटाचीरधरो ह्यहम् ।।2.112.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| pāduke | पादुके | the sandals | accusative |
| sampraṇamya | सम्प्रणम्य | having bowed to | gerund |
| rāmaṃ | रामं | to Rama | accusative |
| vacanamabravīt | वचनमब्रवीत् | spoke a word | accusative + verb, past |
| caturdaśa | चतुर्दश | fourteen | accusative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| varṣāṇi | वर्षाणि | years | accusative |
| jaṭācīradharo | जटाचीरधरो | wearing matted hair and bark garments | nominative adjective |
| hyaham | ह्यहम् | indeed I | particle + nominative |
Reference: 2.112.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa