Shloka 2.20Unverified draft
ऊचुश्च मनसा ज्ञात्वा वृद्धं दशरथं नृपम्। अनेकवर्षसाहस्रो वृद्धस्त्वमसि पार्थिव ।।2.2.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ūcuḥ | ऊचुः | they said | verb, past |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| manasā | मनसा | in mind | instrumental |
| jñātvā | ज्ञात्वा | having recognized | gerund |
| vṛddham | वृद्धम् | the aged | accusative adjective |
| daśaratham | दशरथम् | Dasharatha | accusative |
| nṛpam | नृपम् | king | accusative |
| anekavarṣasāhasraḥ | अनेकवर्षसाहस्रः | of many thousand years | nominative adjective |
| vṛddhaḥ | वृद्धः | aged | nominative adjective |
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| asi | असि | are | verb, present |
| pārthiva | पार्थिव | O lord of the earth | vocative |
Reference: 2.2.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa