Shloka 3.38Unverified draft
अलंकृतमिवात्मानमादर्शतलसंस्थितम्। स तं सस्मितमाभाष्य पुत्रं पुत्रवतां वरः ।।2.3.38।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| alaṃkṛtam | अलंकृतम् | adorned | accusative adjective |
| iva | इव | as if | particle |
| ātmānam | आत्मानम् | himself | accusative |
| ādarśatalasaṃsthitam | आदर्शतलसंस्थितम् | reflected as if standing in a mirror's surface | accusative adjective |
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| tam | तम् | him | accusative |
| sasmitam | सस्मितम् | smiling | accusative adjective |
| ābhāṣya | आभाष्य | having addressed | gerund |
| putram | पुत्रम् | son | accusative |
| putravatām | पुत्रवताम् | of those having sons | genitive |
| varaḥ | वरः | the best | nominative |
Reference: 2.3.38 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa