Shloka 26.1Unverified draft
अभिवाद्य तु कौसल्यां रामः सम्प्रस्थितो वनम्। कृतस्वस्त्ययनो मात्रा धर्मिष्ठे वर्त्मनि स्थितः ।।2.26.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| abhivādya | अभिवाद्य | having saluted, paid respects | gerund |
| tu | तु | then | particle |
| kausalyām | कौसल्याम् | to Kausalya | accusative |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| samprasthitaḥ | सम्प्रस्थितः | set out, departed | nominative adjective |
| vanam | वनम् | to the forest | accusative |
| kṛtasvastyayanaḥ | कृतस्वस्त्ययनः | for whom the benedictory rite had been performed | nominative adjective |
| mātrā | मात्रा | by his mother | instrumental |
| dharmiṣṭhe | धर्मिष्ठे | most righteous | locative adjective |
| vartmani | वर्त्मनि | on the path | locative |
| sthitaḥ | स्थितः | standing, established | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.26.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa