Shloka 71.46Unverified draft
तां शून्यशृङ्गाटकवेश्मरथ्याम् रजोऽरुणद्वारकवाटयन्त्राम् । दृष्ट्वा पुरीमिन्द्रपुरप्रकाशाम् दुःखेन सम्पूर्णतरः बभूव ।।2.71.46।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tāṃ | तां | that | accusative adjective |
| śūnyaśṛṅgāṭakaveśmarathyām | शून्यशृङ्गाटकवेश्मरथ्याम् | with its crossroads, houses, and streets empty | accusative adjective |
| rajo'ruṇadvārakavāṭayantrām | रजोऽरुणद्वारकवाटयन्त्राम् | its gates and bolts reddish with dust | accusative adjective |
| dṛṣṭvā | दृष्ट्वा | having seen | gerund |
| purīmindrapuraprakāśām | पुरीमिन्द्रपुरप्रकाशाम् | the city, resplendent like Indra's city | accusative + accusative adjective |
| duḥkhena | दुःखेन | with sorrow | instrumental |
| sampūrṇataraḥ | सम्पूर्णतरः | more fully filled | nominative adjective |
| babhūva | बभूव | became | verb, past |
Reference: 2.71.46 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa