Shloka 42.12Unverified draft
निवृत्यैव निवृत्यैव सीदतो रथवर्त्मसु । राज्ञो नातिबभौ रूपं ग्रस्तस्यांशुमतो यथा ।।2.42.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nivṛtyaiva | निवृत्यैव | having turned back indeed | gerund + particle |
| nivṛtyaiva | निवृत्यैव | having turned back indeed | gerund + particle |
| sīdato | सीदतो | sinking down | genitive present participle |
| rathavartmasu | रथवर्त्मसु | on the chariot tracks | locative |
| rājño | राज्ञो | of the king | genitive |
| nātibabhau | नातिबभौ | did not shine forth greatly | negation + verb, past |
| rūpaṃ | रूपं | the form, appearance | nominative |
| grastasyāṃśumato | ग्रस्तस्यांशुमतो | of the sun that has been seized (eclipsed) | genitive adjective |
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
Reference: 2.42.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa