Shloka 20.14Unverified draft
कौसल्याऽपि तदा देवी रात्रिं स्थित्वा समाहिता। प्रभाते त्वकरोत्पूजां विष्णोः पुत्रहितैषिणी ।।2.20.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kausalyā | कौसल्या | Kausalya | nominative |
| api | अपि | also | particle |
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| devī | देवी | the queen | nominative |
| rātrim | रात्रिम् | the night | accusative |
| sthitvā | स्थित्वा | having remained | gerund |
| samāhitā | समाहिता | composed, focused | nominative adjective |
| prabhāte | प्रभाते | at dawn | locative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| akarot | अकरोत् | performed | verb, past |
| pūjām | पूजाम् | worship | accusative |
| viṣṇoḥ | विष्णोः | of Vishnu | genitive |
| putrahitaiṣiṇī | पुत्रहितैषिणी | desiring the welfare of her son | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.20.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa