Shloka 42.1Unverified draft

यावत्तु निर्यतस्तस्य रजोरूपमदृश्यत । नैवेक्ष्वाकुवरस्तावत्सञ्जहारात्मचक्षुषी ।।2.42.1।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yāvattuयावत्तुas long asadverb
niryatastasyaनिर्यतस्तस्यof him who had departedgenitive present participle + genitive
rajorūpamadṛśyataरजोरूपमदृश्यतthe form of dust was visiblenominative + verb, past passive
naivekṣvākuvarastāvatsañjahārātmacakṣuṣīनैवेक्ष्वाकुवरस्तावत्सञ्जहारात्मचक्षुषीthe best of the Ikshvakus did not, for that long, withdraw his own two eyesnegation + nominative + adverb + verb, past + accusative dual

Reference: 2.42.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa