रामायणम्
Shloka 78.4Unverified draft

पूर्वमेव तु निग्राह्यः समवेक्ष्य नयानयौ । उत्पथं यः समारूढो नार्या राजा वशं गतः ।।2.78.4।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
pūrvamevaपूर्वमेवbeforehand indeedadverb + particle
tuतुbutparticle
nigrāhyaḥनिग्राह्यःshould have been restrainednominative adjective
samavekṣyaसमवेक्ष्यhaving consideredgerund
nayānayauनयानयौthe right and wrong courseaccusative
utpathaṃउत्पथंthe wrong pathaccusative
yaḥयःwhorelative nominative
samārūḍhoसमारूढोhad mounted, entered uponnominative adjective
nāryāनार्याby a womaninstrumental
rājāराजाthe kingnominative
vaśaṃवशंunder control, swayaccusative
gataḥगतःgonenominative adjective

Reference: 2.78.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa