Shloka 46.11Unverified draft
एवमुक्त्वा तु सौमित्रं सुमन्त्रमपि राघवः । अप्रमत्तस्त्वमश्वेषु भव सौम्येत्युवाच ह ।।2.46.11।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| evamuktvā | एवमुक्त्वा | having thus spoken | adverb + gerund |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| saumitraṃ | सौमित्रं | to Lakshmana | accusative |
| sumantramapi | सुमन्त्रमपि | and also to Sumantra | accusative + particle |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | Rama | nominative |
| apramattastvamaśveṣu | अप्रमत्तस्त्वमश्वेषु | you be watchful over the horses | nominative adjective + nominative + locative |
| bhava | भव | be | verb, imperative |
| saumyetyuvāca | सौम्येत्युवाच | 'gentle one' thus said | vocative + particle + verb, past |
| ha | ह | indeed | particle |
Reference: 2.46.11 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa