Shloka 119.20Unverified draft
उच्छिष्टं वा प्रमत्तं वा तापसं धर्मचारिणम् । अदन्त्यस्मिन् महारण्ये तान्निवारय राघव ।।2.119.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ucchiṣṭaṃ | उच्छिष्टं | one who has not rinsed after eating | accusative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| pramattaṃ | प्रमत्तं | negligent, inattentive | accusative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| tāpasaṃ | तापसं | an ascetic | accusative |
| dharmacāriṇam | धर्मचारिणम् | righteous in conduct | accusative adjective |
| adantyasmin | अदन्त्यस्मिन् | they devour in this | verb, present + locative adjective |
| mahāraṇye | महारण्ये | great forest | locative |
| tānnivāraya | तान्निवारय | ward them off | accusative adjective + verb, imperative |
| rāghava | राघव | O Raghava | vocative |
Reference: 2.119.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa