Shloka 37.1Unverified draft

महामात्रवचः श्रुत्वा रामो दशरथं तदा । अभ्यभाषत वाक्यं तु विनयज्ञो विनीतवत् ।।2.37.1।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
mahāmātravacaḥमहामात्रवचःthe minister's wordsaccusative
śrutvāश्रुत्वाhaving heardgerund
rāmoरामोRamanominative
daśarathaṃदशरथंDasharathaaccusative
tadāतदाthenadverb
abhyabhāṣataअभ्यभाषतaddressedverb, past
vākyaṃवाक्यंspeechaccusative
tuतुbutparticle
vinayajñoविनयज्ञोknowing propriety, humilitynominative adjective
vinītavatविनीतवत्in a humble manneradverb

Reference: 2.37.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa