Shloka 116.16Unverified draft
तेषु तेष्वाश्रमस्थानेष्वबुद्धमवलीय च । रमन्ते तापसांस्तत्र नाशयन्तोऽल्पचेतसः ।।2.116.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| teṣu | तेषु | in those | locative adjective |
| teṣvāśramasthāneṣvabuddhamavalīya | तेष्वाश्रमस्थानेष्वबुद्धमवलीय | hidden unnoticed in those hermitage sites | locative adjective + locative + accusative adjective + gerund |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| ramante | रमन्ते | they take delight, sport | verb, present |
| tāpasāṃstatra | तापसांस्तत्र | the ascetics, there | accusative + adverb |
| nāśayanto'lpacetasaḥ | नाशयन्तोऽल्पचेतसः | destroying, the low-minded ones | nominative adjective + nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.116.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa