Shloka 4.7Unverified draft
तमुवाच ततः सूतो राजा त्वां द्रष्टुमिच्छति। श्रुत्वा प्रमाणमत्र त्वं गमनायेतराय वा ।।2.4.7।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tam | तम् | to him | accusative |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| sūtaḥ | सूतः | the charioteer | nominative |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| tvām | त्वाम् | you | accusative |
| draṣṭum | द्रष्टुम् | to see | infinitive |
| icchati | इच्छति | desires | verb, present |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| pramāṇam | प्रमाणम् | the authority/decision | accusative |
| atra | अत्र | in this matter | adverb |
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| gamanāya | गमनाय | for going | dative |
| itarāya | इतराय | or otherwise | dative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
Reference: 2.4.7 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa