Shloka 45.5Unverified draft
अवेक्षमाणः सस्नेहं चक्षुषा प्रपिबन्निव । उवाच रामः स्नेहेन ताः प्रजास्स्वाः प्रजा इव ।।2.45.5।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| avekṣamāṇaḥ | अवेक्षमाणः | gazing | nominative present participle |
| sasnehaṃ | सस्नेहं | with affection | adverb |
| cakṣuṣā | चक्षुषा | with the eye | instrumental |
| prapibanniva | प्रपिबन्निव | as though drinking in | nominative present participle + comparison |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| snehena | स्नेहेन | with affection | instrumental |
| tāḥ | ताः | those | accusative |
| prajāssvāḥ | प्रजास्स्वाः | his own subjects | accusative adjective |
| prajā | प्रजा | subjects, children | accusative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
Reference: 2.45.5 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa