Shloka 116.16Unverified draft

तेषु तेष्वाश्रमस्थानेष्वबुद्धमवलीय च । रमन्ते तापसांस्तत्र नाशयन्तोऽल्पचेतसः ।।2.116.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
teṣuतेषुin thoselocative adjective
teṣvāśramasthāneṣvabuddhamavalīyaतेष्वाश्रमस्थानेष्वबुद्धमवलीयhidden unnoticed in those hermitage siteslocative adjective + locative + accusative adjective + gerund
caचandconjunction
ramanteरमन्तेthey take delight, sportverb, present
tāpasāṃstatraतापसांस्तत्रthe ascetics, thereaccusative + adverb
nāśayanto'lpacetasaḥनाशयन्तोऽल्पचेतसःdestroying, the low-minded onesnominative adjective + nominative adjective

Reference: 2.116.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa