Shloka 55.8Unverified draft
समासाद्य तु तं वृक्षं वसेद्वाऽतिक्रमेत वा । क्रोशमात्रं ततो गत्वा नीलं द्रक्ष्यथ काननम् ।।2.55.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| samāsādya | समासाद्य | having reached | gerund |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| taṃ | तं | that | accusative adjective |
| vṛkṣaṃ | वृक्षं | tree | accusative |
| vasedvā'tikrameta | वसेद्वाऽतिक्रमेत | may either dwell there or pass beyond | verb, optative + conjunction + verb, optative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| krośamātraṃ | क्रोशमात्रं | for the distance of a krosha | accusative |
| tato | ततो | then | adverb |
| gatvā | गत्वा | having gone | gerund |
| nīlaṃ | नीलं | dark, blue-hued | accusative adjective |
| drakṣyatha | द्रक्ष्यथ | you will see | verb, future |
| kānanam | काननम् | a forest | accusative |
Reference: 2.55.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa