Shloka 40.32Unverified draft
रामो याहीति सूतं तं तिष्ठेति स जनस्तदा । उभयं नाशकत्सूतः कर्तुमध्वनि चोदितः ।।2.40.32।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rāmo | रामो | Rama | nominative |
| yāhīti | याहीति | 'go', thus | verb, imperative + particle |
| sūtaṃ | सूतं | to the charioteer | accusative |
| taṃ | तं | that | accusative |
| tiṣṭheti | तिष्ठेति | 'stop', thus | verb, imperative + particle |
| sa | स | that | nominative |
| janastadā | जनस्तदा | the people, then | nominative + adverb |
| ubhayaṃ | उभयं | both | accusative |
| nāśakatsūtaḥ | नाशकत्सूतः | the charioteer was not able | negation + verb, past + nominative |
| kartumadhvani | कर्तुमध्वनि | to do, on the road | infinitive + locative |
| coditaḥ | चोदितः | being urged | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.40.32 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa