Shloka 79.17Unverified draft
ऊचुस्ते वचनमिदं निशम्य हृष्टाः सामात्याः सपरिषदो वियातशोकाः । पन्थानं नरवर भक्तिमान् जनश्च व्यादिष्टास्तव वचनाच्च शिल्पिवर्गः ।।2.79.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ūcuste | ऊचुस्ते | they, spoke | verb, past + nominative adjective |
| vacanamidaṃ | वचनमिदं | these words | accusative + accusative adjective |
| niśamya | निशम्य | having heard | gerund |
| hṛṣṭāḥ | हृष्टाः | delighted | nominative adjective |
| sāmātyāḥ | सामात्याः | together with the ministers | nominative adjective |
| sapariṣado | सपरिषदो | together with the council | nominative adjective |
| viyātaśokāḥ | वियातशोकाः | their sorrow departed | nominative adjective |
| panthānaṃ | पन्थानं | the road | accusative |
| naravara | नरवर | O best of men | vocative |
| bhaktimān | भक्तिमान् | the devoted one | nominative adjective |
| janaśca | जनश्च | and the people | nominative + conjunction |
| vyādiṣṭāstava | व्यादिष्टास्तव | were instructed, your | nominative adjective + genitive |
| vacanācca | वचनाच्च | and by the word | ablative + conjunction |
| śilpivargaḥ | शिल्पिवर्गः | the group of artisans | nominative |
Reference: 2.79.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa