Shloka 17.21Unverified draft
पदातिरपर्ē कक्ष्ये द्वे जगाम नरोत्तमः। स सर्वाः समतिक्रम्य कक्ष्या दशरथात्मजः। सन्निवर्त्य जनं सर्वं शुद्धान्तं पुनरभ्यगात् ।।2.17.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| padātiḥ | पदातिः | on foot | nominative |
| apare | अपरे | the other | accusative adjective |
| kakṣye | कक्ष्ये | two enclosures | accusative dual |
| dve | द्वे | two | accusative dual |
| jagāma | जगाम | went through | verb, past |
| narottamaḥ | नरोत्तमः | the foremost of men | nominative |
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| sarvāḥ | सर्वाः | all | accusative adjective |
| samatikramya | समतिक्रम्य | having passed through completely | gerund |
| kakṣyāḥ | कक्ष्याः | enclosures | accusative |
| daśarathātmajaḥ | दशरथात्मजः | the son of Dasharatha | nominative |
| sannivartya | सन्निवर्त्य | having caused to turn back | gerund |
| janam | जनम् | the people | accusative |
| sarvam | सर्वम् | all | accusative adjective |
| śuddhāntam | शुद्धान्तम् | the inner private apartments | accusative |
| punaḥ | पुनः | again | adverb |
| abhyagāt | अभ्यगात् | approached | verb, past |
Reference: 2.17.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa