Shloka 89.16Unverified draft
पताकिन्यस्तु ता नावः स्वयं दाशैरधिष्ठिताः । वहन्त्यो जनमारूढं तदा सम्पेतुराशुगाः ।।2.89.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| patākinyastu | पताकिन्यस्तु | and having flags | nominative adjective + particle |
| tā | ता | those | nominative adjective |
| nāvaḥ | नावः | boats | nominative |
| svayaṃ | स्वयं | themselves | reflexive adverb |
| dāśairadhiṣṭhitāḥ | दाशैरधिष्ठिताः | manned by the boatmen | instrumental + nominative adjective |
| vahantyo | वहन्त्यो | carrying | nominative present participle |
| janamārūḍhaṃ | जनमारूढं | the people who had embarked | accusative + accusative adjective |
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| sampeturāśugāḥ | सम्पेतुराशुगाः | sped swiftly | verb, past + nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.89.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa