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Shloka 28.20Unverified draft

नदीनिलयनाः सर्पा नदीकुटिलगामिनः। तिष्ठन्त्यावृत्य पन्थानं ततो दुःखतरं वनम् ।।2.28.20।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

Word	Devanagari	Meaning	Grammatical role
nadīnilayanāḥ	नदीनिलयनाः	dwelling by riverbanks	nominative adjective
sarpāḥ	सर्पाः	serpents	nominative
nadīkuṭilagāminaḥ	नदीकुटिलगामिनः	moving crookedly along the river	nominative adjective
tiṣṭhantyāvṛtya	तिष्ठन्त्यावृत्य	stand blocking	verb, present + gerund
panthānam	पन्थानम्	the path	accusative
tato	ततो	hence	adverb
duḥkhataram	दुःखतरम्	more sorrowful	nominative adjective
vanam	वनम्	the forest	nominative

Reference: 2.28.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa