Shloka 12.5Unverified draft
मण्डले पन्नगो रुद्धो मन्त्रैरिव महाविषः। अहो धिगिति सामर्षो वाचमुक्त्वा नराधिपः ।।2.12.5।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| maṇḍale | मण्डले | in its coil | locative |
| pannagaḥ | पन्नगः | a serpent | nominative |
| ruddhaḥ | रुद्धः | confined, checked | nominative adjective |
| mantraiḥ | मन्त्रैः | by spells | instrumental |
| iva | इव | as if | particle |
| mahāviṣaḥ | महाविषः | of great venom | nominative adjective |
| aho | अहो | ah | exclamation |
| dhik | धिक् | shame, alas | exclamation |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| sāmarṣaḥ | सामर्षः | with indignation | nominative adjective |
| vācam | वाचम् | speech | accusative |
| uktvā | उक्त्वा | having spoken | gerund |
| narādhipaḥ | नराधिपः | the lord of men | nominative |
Reference: 2.12.5 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa