Shloka 57.34Unverified draft
ततस्तमन्तःपुरनादमुत्थितम् । समीक्ष्य वृद्धास्तरुणाश्च मानवाः । स्त्रियश्च सर्वा रुरुदुः समन्ततः । पुरं तदासीत् पुनरेव सङ्कुलम् ।।2.57.34।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tatastamantaḥpuranādamutthitam | ततस्तमन्तःपुरनादमुत्थितम् | then that uproar which had arisen within the inner apartments | adverb + accusative + accusative adjective |
| samīkṣya | समीक्ष्य | having witnessed | gerund |
| vṛddhāstaruṇāśca | वृद्धास्तरुणाश्च | the elders and the young | nominative adjective |
| mānavāḥ | मानवाः | the people | nominative |
| striyaśca | स्त्रियश्च | and the women | nominative |
| sarvā | सर्वा | all | nominative adjective |
| ruruduḥ | रुरुदुः | wept | verb, past |
| samantataḥ | समन्ततः | on every side | adverb |
| puraṃ | पुरं | the city | nominative |
| tadāsīt | तदासीत् | then became | adverb + verb, past |
| punareva | पुनरेव | once again | adverb + particle |
| saṅkulam | सङ्कुलम् | in tumult, confusion | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.57.34 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa