Shloka 16.26Unverified draft
पर्वतादिव निष्क्रम्य सिंहो गिरिगुहाशयः। लक्ष्मणं द्वारि सोऽपश्यत्प्रह्वाञ्जलिपुटं स्थितम् ।।2.16.26।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| parvatāt | पर्वतात् | from the mountain | ablative |
| iva | इव | as if | particle |
| niṣkramya | निष्क्रम्य | having emerged | gerund |
| siṃhaḥ | सिंहः | a lion | nominative |
| giriguhāśayaḥ | गिरिगुहाशयः | dwelling in a mountain cave | nominative adjective |
| lakṣmaṇam | लक्ष्मणम् | Lakshmana | accusative |
| dvāri | द्वारि | at the gate | locative |
| saḥ | सः | he | pronoun |
| apaśyat | अपश्यत् | saw | verb, past |
| prahvāñjalipuṭam | प्रह्वाञ्जलिपुटम् | with hands folded in reverence | accusative adjective |
| sthitam | स्थितम् | standing | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.16.26 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa