Shloka 16.43Unverified draft
शुश्राव राजमार्गस्थः प्रिया वाच उदाहृताः। आत्मसम्पूजनैः शृण्वन्ययौ रामो महापथम् ।।2.16.43।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śuśrāva | शुश्राव | heard | verb, past |
| rājamārgasthaḥ | राजमार्गस्थः | standing on the royal road | nominative adjective |
| priyā | प्रिया | pleasant | accusative adjective |
| vācaḥ | वाचः | words | accusative |
| udāhṛtāḥ | उदाहृताः | uttered | accusative adjective |
| ātmasampūjanaiḥ | आत्मसम्पूजनैः | with praises of himself | instrumental |
| śṛṇvan | शृण्वन् | listening | nominative present participle |
| yayau | ययौ | went | verb, past |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| mahāpatham | महापथम् | the great road | accusative |
Reference: 2.16.43 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa