Shloka 42.24Unverified draft
तामवेक्ष्य पुरीं सर्वां राममेवानुचिन्तयन् । विलपन्प्राविशद्राजा गृहं सूर्य इवाम्बुदम् ।।2.42.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tāmavekṣya | तामवेक्ष्य | having observed her (the city) | accusative + gerund |
| purīṃ | पुरीं | the city | accusative |
| sarvāṃ | सर्वां | entire | accusative adjective |
| rāmamevānucintayan | राममेवानुचिन्तयन् | thinking constantly of Rama alone | accusative + adverb + nominative present participle |
| vilapanprāviśadrājā | विलपन्प्राविशद्राजा | the king, lamenting, entered | nominative present participle + verb, past + nominative |
| gṛhaṃ | गृहं | the house | accusative |
| sūrya | सूर्य | the sun | nominative |
| ivāmbudam | इवाम्बुदम् | as though into a cloud | comparison + accusative |
Reference: 2.42.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa