Shloka 20.26Unverified draft
स स्वभावविनीतश्च गौरवाच्च तदानतः। प्रस्थितो दण्डकारण्यमाप्रष्टुमुपचक्रमे ।।2.20.26।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| svabhāvavinītaḥ | स्वभावविनीतः | humble by nature | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| gauravāt | गौरवात् | out of respect, reverence | ablative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| ānataḥ | आनतः | bowed | nominative adjective |
| prasthitaḥ | प्रस्थितः | having set out | nominative adjective |
| daṇḍakāraṇyam | दण्डकारण्यम् | to the Dandaka forest | accusative |
| āpraṣṭum | आप्रष्टुम् | to take leave, ask permission | infinitive |
| upacakrame | उपचक्रमे | began | verb, past |
Reference: 2.20.26 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa