Shloka 57.9Unverified draft
सुमन्त्रमभियान्तं तं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । क्व रामैति पृच्छन्तः सूतमभ्यद्रवन्नराः ।।2.57.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sumantramabhiyāntaṃ | सुमन्त्रमभियान्तं | Sumantra as he approached | accusative + accusative adjective |
| taṃ | तं | him | accusative |
| śataśo'tha | शतशोऽथ | by the hundreds, then | adverb + adverb |
| sahasraśaḥ | सहस्रशः | by the thousands | adverb |
| kva | क्व | where | interrogative |
| rāmaiti | रामैति | 'is Rama', thus | nominative + particle |
| pṛcchantaḥ | पृच्छन्तः | asking | nominative present participle |
| sūtamabhyadravannarāḥ | सूतमभ्यद्रवन्नराः | the men rushed toward the charioteer | accusative + verb, past + nominative |
Reference: 2.57.9 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa