Shloka 33.29Unverified draft
प्रतीक्षमाणोऽपि जनं तदार्तमनार्तरूपः प्रहसन्निवाथ। जगाम रामः पितरं दिदृक्षुः पितुर्निदेशं विधिवच्चिकीर्षुः ।।2.33.29।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pratīkṣamāṇo'pi | प्रतीक्षमाणोऽपि | although awaiting, expecting | nominative present participle |
| janaṃ | जनं | the people | accusative |
| tadārtamanārtarūpaḥ | तदार्तमनार्तरूपः | then afflicted, though not appearing afflicted | accusative adjective + nominative adjective |
| prahasannivātha | प्रहसन्निवाथ | as if smiling then | nominative present participle + adverb |
| jagāma | जगाम | went | verb, past |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| pitaraṃ | पितरं | to his father | accusative |
| didṛkṣuḥ | दिदृक्षुः | desiring to see | nominative adjective desiderative |
| piturnideśaṃ | पितुर्निदेशं | the father's command | accusative |
| vidhivaccikīrṣuḥ | विधिवच्चिकीर्षुः | desiring to perform duly | nominative adjective desiderative |
Reference: 2.33.29 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa