Shloka 25.16Unverified draft
कलाश्च काष्ठाश्च तथा तव शर्म दिशन्तु ते। महावने विचरतो मुनिवेषस्य धीमतः ।।2.25.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kalāḥ | कलाः | the fractional time-units | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| kāṣṭhāḥ | काष्ठाः | the smaller time-units | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| tathā | तथा | likewise | adverb |
| tava | तव | your | genitive |
| śarma | शर्म | protection, well-being | accusative |
| diśantu | दिशन्तु | may they grant | verb, imperative |
| te | ते | to you | dative |
| mahāvane | महावने | in the great forest | locative |
| vicarataḥ | विचरतः | wandering | genitive present participle |
| muniveṣasya | मुनिवेषस्य | clad in a sage's garb | genitive adjective |
| dhīmataḥ | धीमतः | of the wise one | genitive adjective |
Reference: 2.25.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa