Shloka 28.10Unverified draft

लताकण्टकसङ्कीर्णाः कृकवाकूपनादिताः। निरपाश्च सुदुर्गाश्च मार्गा दुःखमतो वनम् ।।2.28.10।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
latākaṇṭakasaṅkīrṇāḥलताकण्टकसङ्कीर्णाःthickly entangled with creepers and thornsnominative adjective
kṛkavākūpanāditāḥकृकवाकूपनादिताःresounding with the cries of cocks/jungle-fowlnominative adjective
nirapāścaनिरपाश्चand without waternominative adjective
sudurgāścaसुदुर्गाश्चand very difficult of passagenominative adjective
mārgāḥमार्गाःthe pathsnominative
duḥkhamatoदुःखमतोhence sorrowfulnominative
vanamवनम्the forestnominative

Reference: 2.28.10 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa