Shloka 55.2Unverified draft
तेषां चैव स्वस्त्ययनं महर्षिः स चकार ह । प्रस्थितांश्चैव तान् प्रेक्ष्यपिता पुत्रानिवान्वगात् ।।2.55.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| teṣāṃ | तेषां | for them | genitive |
| caiva | चैव | and indeed | conjunction |
| svastyayanaṃ | स्वस्त्ययनं | a rite for their well-being | accusative |
| maharṣiḥ | महर्षिः | the great sage | nominative |
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| cakāra | चकार | performed | verb, past |
| ha | ह | indeed | particle |
| prasthitāṃścaiva | प्रस्थितांश्चैव | and them, as they set forth | accusative adjective + conjunction |
| tān | तान् | them | accusative |
| prekṣyapitā | प्रेक्ष्यपिता | watching, like a father | gerund + nominative |
| putrānivānvagāt | पुत्रानिवान्वगात् | followed them as though his own sons | accusative + comparison + verb, past |
Reference: 2.55.2 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa