Shloka 24.38Unverified draft

तथा हि रामं वनवासनिश्चितं समीक्ष्य देवी परमेण चेतसा। उवाच रामं शुभलक्षणं वचो बभूव च स्वस्त्ययनाभिकाङ्क्षिणी ।।2.24.38।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tathāतथाthusadverb
hiहिindeedparticle
rāmamरामम्Ramaaccusative
vanavāsaniścitamवनवासनिश्चितम्resolved upon dwelling in the forestaccusative adjective
samīkṣyaसमीक्ष्यhaving observedgerund
devīदेवीthe queennominative
parameṇaपरमेणwith the utmostinstrumental adjective
cetasāचेतसाwith mind, heartinstrumental
uvācaउवाचsaidverb, past
rāmamरामम्to Ramaaccusative
śubhalakṣaṇamशुभलक्षणम्of auspicious marksaccusative adjective
vacaḥवचःwordsaccusative
babhūvaबभूवbecameverb, past
caचandconjunction
svastyayanābhikāṅkṣiṇīस्वस्त्ययनाभिकाङ्क्षिणीdesiring benedictory rites for his welfarenominative adjective

Reference: 2.24.38 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa