Shloka 16.41Unverified draft
अमन्यन्त हि ता नार्यो रामस्य हृदयप्रियाम्। तया सुचरितं देव्या पुरा नूनं महत्तपः ।।2.16.41।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| amanyanta | अमन्यन्त | they considered | verb, past |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| tāḥ | ताः | those | nominative |
| nāryaḥ | नार्यः | women | nominative |
| rāmasya | रामस्य | of Rama | genitive |
| hṛdayapriyām | हृदयप्रियाम् | dear to his heart | accusative adjective |
| tayā | तया | by her | instrumental |
| sucaritam | सुचरितम् | well-performed conduct | nominative adjective |
| devyā | देव्या | by the queen | instrumental |
| purā | पुरा | formerly | adverb |
| nūnam | नूनम् | surely | adverb |
| mahattapaḥ | महत्तपः | great austerity | nominative |
Reference: 2.16.41 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa