Shloka 66.28Unverified draft
गतप्रभा द्यौरिव भास्करं विना व्यपेतनक्षत्रगणेव शर्वरी । पुरी बभासे रहिता महात्मना न चास्रकण्ठाकुलमार्गचत्वरा ।।2.66.28।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gataprabhā | गतप्रभा | its radiance gone | nominative adjective |
| dyauriva | द्यौरिव | like the sky | nominative + particle, simile |
| bhāskaraṃ | भास्करं | the sun | accusative |
| vinā | विना | without | preposition |
| vyapetanakṣatragaṇeva | व्यपेतनक्षत्रगणेव | like the night with its host of stars departed | nominative adjective + particle, simile |
| śarvarī | शर्वरी | the night | nominative |
| purī | पुरी | the city | nominative |
| babhāse | बभासे | shone, appeared | verb, past |
| rahitā | रहिता | bereft | nominative adjective |
| mahātmanā | महात्मना | of the great-souled one | instrumental adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| cāsrakaṇṭhākulamārgacatvarā | चास्रकण्ठाकुलमार्गचत्वरा | and its roads and squares choked with the tear-filled throats of mourners | conjunction + nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.66.28 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa