Shloka 42.23Unverified draft

शून्यचत्वरवेश्मान्तां संवृतापणदेवताम् । क्लान्तदुर्बलदुःखार्तां नात्याकीर्णमहापथाम् ।।2.42.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śūnyacatvaraveśmāntāṃशून्यचत्वरवेश्मान्तांwhose squares and dwellings' ends were emptyaccusative adjective
saṃvṛtāpaṇadevatāmसंवृतापणदेवताम्whose shops and shrines were closed, coveredaccusative adjective
klāntadurbaladuḥkhārtāṃक्लान्तदुर्बलदुःखार्तांweary, weak, and afflicted with sorrowaccusative adjective
nātyākīrṇamahāpathāmनात्याकीर्णमहापथाम्whose great roads were not overly crowdedaccusative adjective

Reference: 2.42.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa