Shloka 18.37Unverified draft
सप्त सप्त च वर्षाणि दण्डकारण्यमाश्रितः। अभिषेकमिमं त्यक्त्वा जटाजिनधरो वस ।।2.18.37।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sapta | सप्त | seven | accusative |
| sapta | सप्त | seven | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| varṣāṇi | वर्षाणि | years | accusative |
| daṇḍakāraṇyam | दण्डकारण्यम् | the Dandaka forest | accusative |
| āśritaḥ | आश्रितः | having taken refuge in | nominative adjective |
| abhiṣekam | अभिषेकम् | the consecration | accusative |
| imam | इमम् | this | accusative |
| tyaktvā | त्यक्त्वा | having relinquished | gerund |
| jaṭājinadharaḥ | जटाजिनधरः | wearing matted locks and a deer-skin | nominative adjective |
| vasa | वस | dwell | verb, imperative |
Reference: 2.18.37 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa