Shloka 12.43Unverified draft
शैब्यः श्येनकपोतीये स्वमांसं पक्षिणे ददौ। अलर्कश्चक्षुषी दत्त्वा जगाम गतिमुत्तमाम् ।।2.12.43।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śaibyaḥ | शैब्यः | King Shaibya | nominative |
| śyenakapotīye | श्येनकपोतीये | in the matter of the hawk and the dove | locative |
| svamāṃsam | स्वमांसम् | his own flesh | accusative |
| pakṣiṇe | पक्षिणे | to the bird | dative |
| dadau | ददौ | gave | verb, past |
| alarkaḥ | अलर्कः | King Alarka | nominative |
| cakṣuṣī | चक्षुषी | his two eyes | accusative dual |
| dattvā | दत्त्वा | having given | gerund |
| jagāma | जगाम | went, attained | verb, past |
| gatim | गतिम् | destination, state | accusative |
| uttamām | उत्तमाम् | the highest | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.12.43 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa