Shloka 117.9Unverified draft
रामाय चाचचक्षे तां तापसीं धर्मचारिणीम् । दशवर्षाण्यनावृष्ट्या दग्धे लोके निरन्तरम् ।।2.117.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rāmāya | रामाय | to Rama | dative |
| cācacakṣe | चाचचक्षे | and described | conjunction + verb, past |
| tāṃ | तां | that | accusative adjective |
| tāpasīṃ | तापसीं | female ascetic | accusative |
| dharmacāriṇīm | धर्मचारिणीम् | righteous in conduct | accusative adjective |
| daśavarṣāṇyanāvṛṣṭyā | दशवर्षाण्यनावृष्ट्या | for ten years, by drought | accusative + instrumental |
| dagdhe | दग्धे | scorched | locative adjective |
| loke | लोके | the world | locative |
| nirantaram | निरन्तरम् | continuously | adverb |
Reference: 2.117.9 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa