Shloka 20.31Unverified draft
स षट् चाष्टौ च वर्षाणि वत्स्यामि विजने वने। आसेवमानो वन्यानि फलमूलैश्च वर्तयन् ।।2.20.31।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | so | pronoun |
| ṣaṭ | षट् | six | accusative |
| cāṣṭau | चाष्टौ | and eight | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| varṣāṇi | वर्षाणि | years | accusative |
| vatsyāmi | वत्स्यामि | I shall dwell | verb, future |
| vijane | विजने | solitary | locative adjective |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
| āsevamānaḥ | आसेवमानः | resorting to, partaking of | nominative present participle |
| vanyāni | वन्यानि | forest produce | accusative |
| phalamūlaiḥ | फलमूलैः | with fruits and roots | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| vartayan | वर्तयन् | subsisting | nominative present participle |
Reference: 2.20.31 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa