Shloka 55.4Unverified draft
गङ्गायमुनयोः सन्धिमासाद्य मनुजर्षभौ । कालिन्दीमनुगच्छेतां नदीं पश्चान्मुखाश्रिताम् ।।2.55.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gaṅgāyamunayoḥ | गङ्गायमुनयोः | of the Ganga and Yamuna | genitive dual |
| sandhimāsādya | सन्धिमासाद्य | having reached the confluence | accusative + gerund |
| manujarṣabhau | मनुजर्षभौ | O the two foremost of men | vocative dual |
| kālindīmanugacchetāṃ | कालिन्दीमनुगच्छेतां | may you two follow the Kalindi (Yamuna) | accusative + verb, optative dual |
| nadīṃ | नदीं | the river | accusative |
| paścānmukhāśritām | पश्चान्मुखाश्रिताम् | which turns to flow westward | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.55.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa