Shloka 20.7Unverified draft
स हि चान्तः पुरे घोरमार्तशब्दं महीपतिः। पुत्रशोकाभिसन्तप्तः श्रुत्वा व्यालीयतासने ।।2.20.7।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| antaḥpure | अन्तःपुरे | in the inner apartments | locative |
| ghoram | घोरम् | dreadful | accusative adjective |
| ārtaśabdam | आर्तशब्दम् | the cry of distress | accusative |
| mahīpatiḥ | महीपतिः | the lord of the earth | nominative |
| putraśokābhisantaptaḥ | पुत्रशोकाभिसन्तप्तः | burning with grief for his son | nominative adjective |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| vyālīyata | व्यालीयत | collapsed, lay prostrate | verb, past |
| āsane | आसने | on his seat | locative |
Reference: 2.20.7 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa