Shloka 52.74Unverified draft
स तु दृष्ट्वा नदीतीरे नावमिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः । तितीर्षुः शीघ्रगां गङ्गामिदं लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् ।।2.52.74।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| dṛṣṭvā | दृष्ट्वा | having seen | gerund |
| nadītīre | नदीतीरे | on the riverbank | locative |
| nāvamikṣvākunandanaḥ | नावमिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः | the boat, the delight of the Ikshvakus | accusative + nominative |
| titīrṣuḥ | तितीर्षुः | desiring to cross | nominative adjective |
| śīghragāṃ | शीघ्रगां | swift-flowing | accusative adjective |
| gaṅgāmidaṃ | गङ्गामिदं | the Ganga, this | accusative + accusative adjective |
| lakṣmaṇamabravīt | लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् | said to Lakshmana | accusative + verb, past |
Reference: 2.52.74 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa