Shloka 12.54Unverified draft
स देव्या व्यवसायं च घोरं च शपथं कृतम्। ध्यात्वा रामेति निःश्वस्य च्छिन्नस्तरुरिवापतत् ।।2.12.54।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| devyāḥ | देव्याः | of the queen | genitive |
| vyavasāyam | व्यवसायम् | resolve, determination | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| ghoram | घोरम् | dreadful | accusative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| śapatham | शपथम् | oath, curse | accusative |
| kṛtam | कृतम् | made | accusative adjective |
| dhyātvā | ध्यात्वा | having reflected upon | gerund |
| rāmeti | रामेति | 'Rama' thus (exclaiming) | particle |
| niḥśvasya | निःश्वस्य | having sighed | gerund |
| cchinnaḥ | च्छिन्नः | cut down | nominative adjective |
| taruḥ | तरुः | a tree | nominative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| apatat | अपतत् | fell | verb, past |
Reference: 2.12.54 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa