Shloka 53.4Unverified draft
रात्रिं कथञ्चिदेवेमां सौमित्रे वर्तयामहे । उपावर्तामहे भूमौ आस्तीर्य स्वयमार्जितैः ।।2.53.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rātriṃ | रात्रिं | the night | accusative |
| kathañcidevemāṃ | कथञ्चिदेवेमां | this, somehow | adverb + accusative adjective |
| saumitre | सौमित्रे | O son of Sumitra | vocative |
| vartayāmahe | वर्तयामहे | let us pass, spend | verb, present |
| upāvartāmahe | उपावर्तामहे | let us settle, recline | verb, present |
| bhūmau | भूमौ | on the ground | locative |
| āstīrya | आस्तीर्य | having spread out | gerund |
| svayamārjitaiḥ | स्वयमार्जितैः | with what we have gathered ourselves | instrumental adjective |
Reference: 2.53.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa