Shloka 68.21Unverified draft
ते श्रान्तवाहना दूताः विकृष्णेन पथा ततः । गिरिव्रजं पुरवरं शीघ्रमासेदुरञ्जसा ।।2.68.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| te | ते | those | nominative adjective |
| śrāntavāhanā | श्रान्तवाहना | their mounts wearied | nominative adjective |
| dūtāḥ | दूताः | messengers | nominative |
| vikṛṣṇena | विकृष्णेन | not dark, bright | instrumental adjective |
| pathā | पथा | by the road | instrumental |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| girivrajaṃ | गिरिव्रजं | Girivraja | accusative |
| puravaraṃ | पुरवरं | the excellent city | accusative |
| śīghramāsedurañjasā | शीघ्रमासेदुरञ्जसा | reached quickly, directly | adverb + verb, past + adverb |
Reference: 2.68.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa