Shloka 40.27Unverified draft

एवं वदन्तस्ते सोढुं न शेकुर्बाष्पमागतम् । नरास्तमनुगच्छन्तः प्रियमिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनम् ।।2.40.27।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
evaṃएवंthusadverb
vadantasteवदन्तस्तेspeaking, theynominative present participle + nominative
soḍhuṃसोढुंto endureinfinitive
naनnotnegation
śekurbāṣpamāgatamशेकुर्बाष्पमागतम्were able, the tears that had comeverb, past + accusative adjective
narāstamanugacchantaḥनरास्तमनुगच्छन्तःthe men, following himnominative + accusative + nominative present participle
priyamikṣvākunandanamप्रियमिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनम्the beloved delight of the Ikshvakusaccusative adjective + accusative

Reference: 2.40.27 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa