Shloka 56.16Unverified draft
इति सीता च रामश्च लक्ष्मणश्च कृताञ्जलिः । अभिगम्याश्रमं सर्वे वाल्मीकिमभिवादयन् ।।2.56.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| sītā | सीता | Sita | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| rāmaśca | रामश्च | and Rama | nominative |
| lakṣmaṇaśca | लक्ष्मणश्च | and Lakshmana | nominative |
| kṛtāñjaliḥ | कृताञ्जलिः | with joined palms | nominative adjective |
| abhigamyāśramaṃ | अभिगम्याश्रमं | having approached the hermitage | gerund + accusative |
| sarve | सर्वे | all | nominative adjective |
| vālmīkimabhivādayan | वाल्मीकिमभिवादयन् | saluted Valmiki | accusative + verb, past |
Reference: 2.56.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa