Shloka 57.3Unverified draft

अनुज्ञातः सुमन्त्रोऽथ योजयित्वा हयोत्तमान् । अयोध्यामेव नगरीं प्रययौ गाढदुर्मनाः ।।2.57.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
anujñātaḥअनुज्ञातःgiven leavenominative adjective
sumantro'thaसुमन्त्रोऽथSumantra, thennominative + adverb
yojayitvāयोजयित्वाhaving yokedgerund
hayottamānहयोत्तमान्the excellent horsesaccusative
ayodhyāmevaअयोध्यामेवto Ayodhya indeedaccusative + particle
nagarīṃनगरींthe cityaccusative
prayayauप्रययौset forthverb, past
gāḍhadurmanāḥगाढदुर्मनाःdeeply despondentnominative adjective

Reference: 2.57.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa