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Shloka 62.20Unverified draft

एवं हि कथयन्त्यास्तु कौसल्यायाः शुभं वचः । मन्दरश्मिरभूत्सूर्यो रजनी चाभ्यवर्तत ।।2.62.20।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
evaṃएवंthusadverb
hiहिindeedparticle
kathayantyāstuकथयन्त्यास्तुwhile she was speakinggenitive present participle + particle
kausalyāyāḥकौसल्यायाःof Kausalyagenitive
śubhaṃशुभंauspiciousaccusative adjective
vacaḥवचःwordsaccusative
mandaraśmirabhūtsūryoमन्दरश्मिरभूत्सूर्योthe sun became feeble-rayednominative adjective + verb, past + nominative
rajanīरजनीnightnominative
cābhyavartataचाभ्यवर्ततand drew near, approachedconjunction + verb, past

Reference: 2.62.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa