Shloka 40.17Unverified draft

सीतातृतीयानारूढान्दृष्ट्वा धृष्टमचोदयत् । सुमन्त्रः सम्मतानश्वान्वायुवेगसमाञ्जवे ।।2.40.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
sītātṛtīyānārūḍhāndṛṣṭvāसीतातृतीयानारूढान्दृष्ट्वाhaving seen the three with Sita as the third, mountedaccusative + gerund
dhṛṣṭamacodayatधृष्टमचोदयत्boldly urged onadverb + verb, past
sumantraḥसुमन्त्रःSumantranominative
sammatānaśvānvāyuvegasamāñjaveसम्मतानश्वान्वायुवेगसमाञ्जवेthe well-approved horses swift as the windaccusative adjective + accusative + accusative adjective

Reference: 2.40.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa