Shloka 116.4Unverified draft
तेषामौत्सुक्यमालक्ष्य रामस्त्वात्मनि शङ्कितः । कृताञ्जलिरुवाचेदमृषिं कुलपतिं ततः ।।2.116.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| teṣāmautsukyamālakṣya | तेषामौत्सुक्यमालक्ष्य | having observed their anxiety | genitive adjective + accusative + gerund |
| rāmastvātmani | रामस्त्वात्मनि | Rama, but within himself | nominative + particle + locative |
| śaṅkitaḥ | शङ्कितः | apprehensive | nominative adjective |
| kṛtāñjaliruvācedamṛṣiṃ | कृताञ्जलिरुवाचेदमृषिं | with joined palms, said this to the sage | nominative adjective + verb, past + accusative adjective + accusative |
| kulapatiṃ | कुलपतिं | the head of the clan, community | accusative |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
Reference: 2.116.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa