Shloka 28.9Unverified draft
सग्राहाः सरितश्चैव पङ्कवत्यश्च दुस्तराः। मत्तैरपि गजैर्नित्यमतो दुःखतरं वनम् ।।2.28.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sagrāhāḥ | सग्राहाः | with crocodiles | nominative adjective |
| saritaḥ | सरितः | rivers | nominative |
| caiva | चैव | and indeed | particle |
| paṅkavatyaḥ | पङ्कवत्यः | full of mud | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| dustarāḥ | दुस्तराः | difficult to cross | nominative adjective |
| mattairapi | मत्तैरपि | even by frenzied | instrumental |
| gajairnityam | गजैर्नित्यम् | elephants always | instrumental |
| ato | अतो | hence | adverb |
| duḥkhataram | दुःखतरम् | more sorrowful | nominative adjective |
| vanam | वनम् | the forest | nominative |
Reference: 2.28.9 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa