Shloka 20.21Unverified draft
स मातरमभिक्रान्तामुपसङ्गृह्य राघवः। परिष्वक्तश्च बाहुभ्यामुपाघ्रातश्च मूर्धनि ।।2.20.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| mātaram | मातरम् | his mother | accusative |
| abhikrāntām | अभिक्रान्ताम् | advancing | accusative present participle |
| upasaṅgṛhya | उपसङ्गृह्य | having embraced, taken hold of | gerund |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | Rama | nominative |
| pariṣvaktaḥ | परिष्वक्तः | embraced | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bāhubhyām | बाहुभ्याम् | with her arms | instrumental dual |
| upāghrātaḥ | उपाघ्रातः | kissed, smelled (on the head) | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| mūrdhani | मूर्धनि | on the head | locative |
Reference: 2.20.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa