Shloka 32.10Unverified draft
नागः शत्रुञ्जयो नाम मातुलोऽयं ददौ मम। तं ते गजसहस्रेण ददामि द्विजपुङ्गव ।।2.32.10।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nāgaḥ | नागः | the elephant | nominative |
| śatruñjayo | शत्रुञ्जयो | Shatrunjaya | nominative |
| nāma | नाम | named | adverb |
| mātulo'yaṃ | मातुलोऽयं | this, my maternal uncle | nominative |
| dadau | ददौ | gave | verb, past |
| mama | मम | to me | genitive |
| taṃ | तं | him (the elephant) | accusative |
| te | ते | to you | dative |
| gajasahasreṇa | गजसहस्रेण | along with a thousand elephants | instrumental |
| dadāmi | ददामि | I give | verb, present |
| dvijapuṅgava | द्विजपुङ्गव | O foremost among brahmins | vocative |
Reference: 2.32.10 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa