Shloka 5.8Unverified draft
स चैनं प्रश्रितं दृष्ट्वा सम्भाष्याभिप्रसाद्य च। प्रियार्हं हर्षयन्राममित्युवाच पुरोहितः ।।2.5.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| cainam | चैनम् | and him | accusative |
| praśritam | प्रश्रितम् | humble, respectful | accusative adjective |
| dṛṣṭvā | दृष्ट्वा | having seen | gerund |
| sambhāṣya | सम्भाष्य | having conversed | gerund |
| abhiprasādya | अभिप्रसाद्य | having gratified/pleased | gerund |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| priyārham | प्रियार्हम् | deserving of what is pleasant | accusative adjective |
| harṣayan | हर्षयन् | gladdening | present participle |
| rāmam | रामम् | Rama | accusative |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| purohitaḥ | पुरोहितः | the family priest | nominative |
Reference: 2.5.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa