Shloka 20.8Unverified draft
रामस्तु भृशमायस्तो निःश्वसन्निव कुञ्जरः। जगाम सहितो भ्रात्रा मातुरन्तःपुरं वशी ।।2.20.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| bhṛśam | भृशम् | greatly | adverb |
| āyastaḥ | आयस्तः | distressed | nominative adjective |
| niḥśvasan | निःश्वसन् | sighing | nominative present participle |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| kuñjaraḥ | कुञ्जरः | an elephant | nominative |
| jagāma | जगाम | went | verb, past |
| sahitaḥ | सहितः | accompanied | nominative adjective |
| bhrātrā | भ्रात्रा | by his brother | instrumental |
| māturantaḥpuram | मातुरन्तःपुरम् | his mother's inner apartments | accusative |
| vaśī | वशी | self-controlled | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.20.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa