Shloka 37.17Unverified draft
पितुर्वाक्यानुरोधेन गतस्य विजनं वनम् । तावद्दर्शनमस्यां नः सफलं भवतु प्रभो ।।2.37.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| piturvākyānurodhena | पितुर्वाक्यानुरोधेन | in compliance with the father's word | genitive + instrumental |
| gatasya | गतस्य | of one who has gone | genitive adjective |
| vijanaṃ | विजनं | solitary, uninhabited | accusative adjective |
| vanam | वनम् | to the forest | accusative |
| tāvaddarśanamasyāṃ | तावद्दर्शनमस्यां | just that much sight of her | adverb + accusative + locative |
| naḥ | नः | our | genitive |
| saphalaṃ | सफलं | fruitful | nominative adjective |
| bhavatu | भवतु | let it be | verb, imperative |
| prabho | प्रभो | O lord | vocative |
Reference: 2.37.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa