Shloka 91.49Unverified draft
बिल्वा मार्दङ्गिका आसन् शम्याग्राहा विभीतकाः । अश्वत्थानर्तकाश्चासन् भरद्वाजस्य शासनात् ।।2.91.49।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bilvā | बिल्वा | bilva trees, or drums so named | nominative |
| mārdaṅgikā | मार्दङ्गिका | drummers | nominative |
| āsan | आसन् | were | verb, past |
| śamyāgrāhā | शम्याग्राहा | holders of the shamya (a type of drum) | nominative |
| vibhītakāḥ | विभीतकाः | vibhitaka trees, cymbal-players | nominative |
| aśvatthānartakāścāsan | अश्वत्थानर्तकाश्चासन् | and there were dancers of the ashvattha kind | nominative + conjunction + verb, past |
| bharadvājasya | भरद्वाजस्य | of Bharadvaja | genitive |
| śāsanāt | शासनात् | by the command | ablative |
Reference: 2.91.49 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa