Shloka 56.9Unverified draft

एष क्रोशति नत्यूहस्तं शिखी प्रतिकूजति । रमणीये वनोद्देशे पुष्पसंस्तरसङ्कटे ।।2.56.9।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
eṣaएषthisnominative adjective
krośatiक्रोशतिcries outverb, present
natyūhastaṃनत्यूहस्तंthe water-hen, thatnominative + accusative adjective
śikhīशिखीthe peacocknominative
pratikūjatiप्रतिकूजतिcalls back in answerverb, present
ramaṇīyeरमणीयेdelightfullocative adjective
vanoddeśeवनोद्देशेin this part of the forestlocative
puṣpasaṃstarasaṅkaṭeपुष्पसंस्तरसङ्कटेthickly strewn with flowerslocative adjective

Reference: 2.56.9 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa