Shloka 6.25Unverified draft

एवंविधं कथयतां पौराणां शुश्रुवुस्तदा। दिग्भ्यो विश्रुतवृत्तान्ताः प्राप्ता जानपदा जनाः ।।2.6.25।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
evaṃvidhamएवंविधम्of this kindaccusative adjective
kathayatāmकथयताम्of those conversinggenitive present participle
paurāṇāmपौराणाम्of the citizensgenitive
śuśruvuḥशुश्रुवुःheardverb, past
tadāतदाthenadverb
digbhyaḥदिग्भ्यःfrom the various regionsablative
viśrutavṛttāntāḥविश्रुतवृत्तान्ताःhaving heard the tidingsnominative adjective
prāptāḥप्राप्ताःarrivednominative adjective
jānapadāजानपदाthe country folknominative adjective
janāḥजनाःthe peoplenominative

Reference: 2.6.25 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa