Shloka 12.97Unverified draft
सर्वभूतेषु चावज्ञा यथा पापकृतस्तथा। कथं रथैर्विभुर्यात्वा गजाश्वैश्च मुहुर्मुहुः ।।2.12.97।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sarvabhūteṣu | सर्वभूतेषु | among all beings | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| avajñā | अवज्ञा | contempt | nominative |
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
| pāpakṛtaḥ | पापकृतः | of an evildoer | genitive adjective |
| tathā | तथा | so | adverb |
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| rathaiḥ | रथैः | by chariots | instrumental |
| vibhuḥ | विभुः | the mighty one | nominative |
| yātvā | यात्वा | having traveled | gerund |
| gajāśvaiḥ | गजाश्वैः | by elephants and horses | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| muhurmuhuḥ | मुहुर्मुहुः | again and again | adverb |
Reference: 2.12.97 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa