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Shloka 72.16Unverified draft

तच्छ्रुत्वा भरतः वाक्यं धर्माभिजनवान् शुचिः । पपात सहसा भूमौ पितृशोकबलार्दितः ।।2.72.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tacchrutvāतच्छ्रुत्वाhaving heard thatgerund
bharataḥभरतःBharatanominative
vākyaṃवाक्यंthe wordsaccusative
dharmābhijanavānधर्माभिजनवान्possessed of righteous lineagenominative adjective
śuciḥशुचिःpurenominative adjective
papātaपपातfellverb, past
sahasāसहसाsuddenlyadverb
bhūmauभूमौto the groundlocative
pitṛśokabalārditaḥपितृशोकबलार्दितःafflicted by the force of grief for his fathernominative adjective

Reference: 2.72.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa