Shloka 40.48Unverified draft
रामस्य स वचः कुर्वन्ननुज्ञाप्य च तं जनम् । व्रजतोऽपि हयान् शीघ्रं चोदयामास सारथिः ।।2.40.48।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rāmasya | रामस्य | Rama's | genitive |
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| vacaḥ | वचः | words | accusative |
| kurvannanujñāpya | कुर्वन्ननुज्ञाप्य | obeying, having taken leave | nominative present participle + gerund |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| taṃ | तं | that | accusative |
| janam | जनम् | the people | accusative |
| vrajato'pi | व्रजतोऽपि | even while going | genitive present participle + particle |
| hayān | हयान् | the horses | accusative |
| śīghraṃ | शीघ्रं | swiftly | adverb |
| codayāmāsa | चोदयामास | urged on | verb, past |
| sārathiḥ | सारथिः | the charioteer | nominative |
Reference: 2.40.48 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa