Shloka 42.12Unverified draft

निवृत्यैव निवृत्यैव सीदतो रथवर्त्मसु । राज्ञो नातिबभौ रूपं ग्रस्तस्यांशुमतो यथा ।।2.42.12।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
nivṛtyaivaनिवृत्यैवhaving turned back indeedgerund + particle
nivṛtyaivaनिवृत्यैवhaving turned back indeedgerund + particle
sīdatoसीदतोsinking downgenitive present participle
rathavartmasuरथवर्त्मसुon the chariot trackslocative
rājñoराज्ञोof the kinggenitive
nātibabhauनातिबभौdid not shine forth greatlynegation + verb, past
rūpaṃरूपंthe form, appearancenominative
grastasyāṃśumatoग्रस्तस्यांशुमतोof the sun that has been seized (eclipsed)genitive adjective
yathāयथाasadverb

Reference: 2.42.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa