Shloka 68.17Unverified draft
अभिकालं ततः प्राप्यते बोधिभवनाच्च्युताम् । पितृपैतामहीं पुण्यां तेरुरिक्षुमतीं नदीम् ।।2.68.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| abhikālaṃ | अभिकालं | toward evening, timely | accusative adverb |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| prāpyate | प्राप्यते | is reached | verb, passive present |
| bodhibhavanāccyutām | बोधिभवनाच्च्युताम् | which flows down from the abode of the Bodhi tree | ablative + accusative adjective |
| pitṛpaitāmahīṃ | पितृपैतामहीं | belonging to fathers and grandfathers, ancestral | accusative adjective |
| puṇyāṃ | पुण्यां | sacred | accusative adjective |
| terurikṣumatīṃ | तेरुरिक्षुमतीं | they crossed the Ikshumati | verb, past + accusative |
| nadīm | नदीम् | river | accusative |
Reference: 2.68.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa