Shloka 2.22Unverified draft
गजेन महताऽयान्तं रामं छत्रावृताननम्। इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा तेषां मनःप्रियम् ।।2.2.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gajena | गजेन | on an elephant | instrumental |
| mahatā | महता | great | instrumental adjective |
| āyāntam | आयान्तम् | coming, approaching | accusative present participle |
| rāmam | रामम् | Rama | accusative |
| chatrāvṛtānanam | छत्रावृताननम् | his face shaded by the royal umbrella | accusative adjective |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| tadvacanam | तद्वचनम् | that speech | accusative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| teṣām | तेषाम् | their | genitive |
| manaḥpriyam | मनःप्रियम् | pleasing to the mind | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.2.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa