Shloka 16.36Unverified draft
खड्गचापधराः शूराः जग्मुराशंसवो जनाः। ततो वादित्रशब्दास्तु स्तुतिशब्दाश्च वन्दिनाम् ।।2.16.36।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| khaḍgacāpadharāḥ | खड्गचापधराः | bearing swords and bows | nominative adjective |
| śūrāḥ | शूराः | heroes | nominative |
| jagmuḥ | जग्मुः | went | verb, past |
| āśaṃsavaḥ | आशंसवः | hoping, wishing well | nominative adjective |
| janāḥ | जनाः | people | nominative |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| vāditraśabdāḥ | वादित्रशब्दाः | sounds of musical instruments | nominative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| stutiśabdāḥ | स्तुतिशब्दाः | sounds of praise | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| vandinām | वन्दिनाम् | of the bards | genitive |
Reference: 2.16.36 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa