Shloka 42.3Unverified draft
न पश्यति रजोऽप्यस्य यदा रामस्य भूमिपः । तदाऽर्तश्च विषण्णश्च पपात धरणीतले ।।2.42.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| paśyati | पश्यति | sees | verb, present |
| rajo'pyasya | रजोऽप्यस्य | even the dust of him | nominative + particle + genitive |
| yadā | यदा | when | adverb |
| rāmasya | रामस्य | Rama's | genitive |
| bhūmipaḥ | भूमिपः | the lord of the earth | nominative |
| tadā'rtaśca | तदाऽर्तश्च | then afflicted and | adverb + nominative adjective |
| viṣaṇṇaśca | विषण्णश्च | and dejected | nominative adjective |
| papāta | पपात | fell | verb, past |
| dharaṇītale | धरणीतले | on the surface of the earth | locative |
Reference: 2.42.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa