Shloka 56.17Unverified draft
तान्महर्षिः प्रमुदितः पूजयामास धर्मवित् । आस्यतामिति चोवाच स्वागतं तु निवेद्य च ।।2.56.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tānmaharṣiḥ | तान्महर्षिः | them, the great sage | accusative + nominative |
| pramuditaḥ | प्रमुदितः | greatly delighted | nominative adjective |
| pūjayāmāsa | पूजयामास | honored | verb, past |
| dharmavit | धर्मवित् | knower of righteousness | nominative |
| āsyatāmiti | आस्यतामिति | 'be seated', thus | verb, imperative passive + particle |
| covāca | चोवाच | and said | conjunction + verb, past |
| svāgataṃ | स्वागतं | welcome | accusative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| nivedya | निवेद्य | having declared | gerund |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
Reference: 2.56.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa