Shloka 20.12Unverified draft
प्रणम्य रामस्तान्वृद्धांस्तृतीयायां ददर्श सः। स्त्रियो वृद्धाश्च बालाश्च द्वाररक्षणतत्पराः ।।2.20.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| praṇamya | प्रणम्य | having bowed | gerund |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| tān | तान् | them | accusative |
| vṛddhān | वृद्धान् | aged | accusative adjective |
| tṛtīyāyām | तृतीयायाम् | in the third | locative adjective |
| dadarśa | ददर्श | saw | verb, past |
| saḥ | सः | he | pronoun |
| striyaḥ | स्त्रियः | women | accusative |
| vṛddhāḥ | वृद्धाः | aged | accusative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bālāḥ | बालाः | young | accusative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| dvārarakṣaṇatatparāḥ | द्वाररक्षणतत्पराः | intent on guarding the door | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.20.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa