Shloka 9.12Unverified draft
दिशमास्थाय वै देवि दक्षिणां दण्डकान्प्रति। वैजयन्तमिति ख्यातं पुरं यत्र तिमिध्वजः ।।2.9.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| diśam | दिशम् | direction | accusative |
| āsthāya | आस्थाय | having resorted to | gerund |
| vai | वै | indeed | particle |
| devi | देवि | O queen | vocative |
| dakṣiṇām | दक्षिणाम् | southern | accusative adjective |
| daṇḍakān | दण्डकान् | the Dandaka (forest) | accusative |
| prati | प्रति | towards | postposition |
| vaijayantam | वैजयन्तम् | Vaijayanta | accusative |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| khyātam | ख्यातम् | known, called | accusative adjective |
| puram | पुरम् | the city | accusative |
| yatra | यत्र | where | adverb |
| timidhvajaḥ | तिमिध्वजः | Timidhvaja (another name of Shambara) | nominative |
Reference: 2.9.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa