Shloka 16.42Unverified draft
रोहिणीव शशाङ्केन रामसम्योगमाप या। इति प्रासादशृङ्गेषु प्रमदाभिर्नरोत्तमः ।।2.16.42।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rohiṇī | रोहिणी | Rohini (star/consort of the moon) | nominative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| śaśāṅkena | शशाङ्केन | with the moon | instrumental |
| rāmasamyogam | रामसम्योगम् | union with Rama | accusative |
| āpa | आप | obtained | verb, past |
| yā | या | who (she) | relative pronoun |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| prāsādaśṛṅgeṣu | प्रासादशृङ्गेषु | on the tops of the palaces | locative |
| pramadābhiḥ | प्रमदाभिः | by the women | instrumental |
| narottamaḥ | नरोत्तमः | the foremost of men | nominative |
Reference: 2.16.42 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa