Shloka 40.20Unverified draft
ततः सबालवृद्धा सा पुरी परमपीडिता । राममेवाभिदुद्राव घर्मार्ता सलिलं यथा ।।2.40.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| sabālavṛddhā | सबालवृद्धा | together with the young and old | nominative adjective |
| sā | सा | that | nominative |
| purī | पुरी | the city | nominative |
| paramapīḍitā | परमपीडिता | greatly afflicted | nominative adjective |
| rāmamevābhidudrāva | राममेवाभिदुद्राव | rushed towards Rama alone | accusative + adverb + verb, past |
| gharmārtā | घर्मार्ता | afflicted by heat | nominative adjective |
| salilaṃ | सलिलं | water | accusative |
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
Reference: 2.40.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa