Shloka 40.12Unverified draft
चतुर्दश हि वर्षाणि वस्तव्यानि वने त्वया । तान्युपक्रमितव्यानि यानि देव्याऽसि चोदितः ।।2.40.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| caturdaśa | चतुर्दश | fourteen | accusative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| varṣāṇi | वर्षाणि | years | accusative |
| vastavyāni | वस्तव्यानि | are to be dwelt | nominative gerundive |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
| tvayā | त्वया | by you | instrumental |
| tānyupakramitavyāni | तान्युपक्रमितव्यानि | these are to be commenced, undertaken | accusative + nominative gerundive |
| yāni | यानि | which | relative pronoun |
| devyā'si | देव्याऽसि | by the queen, you are | instrumental + verb |
| coditaḥ | चोदितः | impelled, ordered | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.40.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa