Shloka 3.48Unverified draft
व्यादिदेश प्रियाख्येभ्यः कौसल्या प्रमदोत्तमा। अथाऽभिवाद्य राजानं रथमारुह्य राघवः। ययौ स्वं द्युतिमद्वेश्म जनौघैः प्रतिपूजितः ।।2.3.48।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vyādideśa | व्यादिदेश | distributed, gave orders for | verb, past |
| priyākhyebhyaḥ | प्रियाख्येभ्यः | to those who brought the good news | dative |
| kausalyā | कौसल्या | Kausalya | nominative |
| pramadottamā | प्रमदोत्तमा | the foremost of women | nominative |
| atha | अथ | then | adverb |
| abhivādya | अभिवाद्य | having saluted | gerund |
| rājānam | राजानम् | the king | accusative |
| ratham | रथम् | the chariot | accusative |
| āruhya | आरुह्य | having mounted | gerund |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | Rama | nominative |
| yayau | ययौ | went | verb, past |
| svam | स्वम् | his own | accusative adjective |
| dyutimadveśma | द्युतिमद्वेश्म | resplendent dwelling | accusative |
| janaughaiḥ | जनौघैः | by throngs of people | instrumental |
| pratipūjitaḥ | प्रतिपूजितः | honored | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.3.48 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa