Shloka 46.31Unverified draft
मुहूर्तं त्वरितं गत्वा निवर्तय रथं पुनः । यथा न विद्युः पौरा मां तथा कुरु समाहितः ।।2.46.31।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| muhūrtaṃ | मुहूर्तं | for a while | accusative |
| tvaritaṃ | त्वरितं | quickly | adverb |
| gatvā | गत्वा | having gone | gerund |
| nivartaya | निवर्तय | turn back | verb, imperative |
| rathaṃ | रथं | the chariot | accusative |
| punaḥ | पुनः | again | adverb |
| yathā | यथा | so that | adverb |
| na | न | not | negation |
| vidyuḥ | विद्युः | may they know | verb, optative |
| paurā | पौरा | the citizens | nominative |
| māṃ | मां | me | accusative |
| tathā | तथा | so | adverb |
| kuru | कुरु | do | verb, imperative |
| samāhitaḥ | समाहितः | attentively, carefully | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.46.31 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa