Shloka 72.23Unverified draft
मत्तमातङ्गसङ्काशं चन्द्रार्कसदृशं भुवः । उत्थापयित्वा शोकार्तं वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ।।2.72.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mattamātaṅgasaṅkāśaṃ | मत्तमातङ्गसङ्काशं | resembling a rutting elephant | accusative adjective |
| candrārkasadṛśaṃ | चन्द्रार्कसदृशं | similar to the moon and sun | accusative adjective |
| bhuvaḥ | भुवः | of the earth | genitive |
| utthāpayitvā | उत्थापयित्वा | having raised up | gerund |
| śokārtaṃ | शोकार्तं | afflicted with grief | accusative adjective |
| vacanaṃ | वचनं | words | accusative |
| cedamabravīt | चेदमब्रवीत् | and spoke this | conjunction + accusative adjective + verb, past |
Reference: 2.72.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa