Shloka 40.1Unverified draft
अथ रामश्च सीता च लक्ष्मणश्च कृताञ्जलिः । उपसङ्गृह्य राजानं चक्रुर्दीनाः प्रदक्षिणम् ।।2.40.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| atha | अथ | then | adverb |
| rāmaśca | रामश्च | and Rama | nominative |
| sītā | सीता | Sita | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| lakṣmaṇaśca | लक्ष्मणश्च | and Lakshmana | nominative |
| kṛtāñjaliḥ | कृताञ्जलिः | with joined palms | nominative adjective |
| upasaṅgṛhya | उपसङ्गृह्य | having clasped, touched | gerund |
| rājānaṃ | राजानं | the king | accusative |
| cakrurdīnāḥ | चक्रुर्दीनाः | made, being sorrowful | verb, past + nominative adjective |
| pradakṣiṇam | प्रदक्षिणम् | circumambulation | accusative |
Reference: 2.40.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa