Shloka 12.97Unverified draft

सर्वभूतेषु चावज्ञा यथा पापकृतस्तथा। कथं रथैर्विभुर्यात्वा गजाश्वैश्च मुहुर्मुहुः ।।2.12.97।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
sarvabhūteṣuसर्वभूतेषुamong all beingslocative
caचandconjunction
avajñāअवज्ञाcontemptnominative
yathāयथाasadverb
pāpakṛtaḥपापकृतःof an evildoergenitive adjective
tathāतथाsoadverb
kathamकथम्howinterrogative
rathaiḥरथैःby chariotsinstrumental
vibhuḥविभुःthe mighty onenominative
yātvāयात्वाhaving traveledgerund
gajāśvaiḥगजाश्वैःby elephants and horsesinstrumental
caचandconjunction
muhurmuhuḥमुहुर्मुहुःagain and againadverb

Reference: 2.12.97 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa