Shloka 91.69Unverified draft

ददृशुर्विस्मितास्तत्र नरा लौहीः सहस्रशः । बभूवुर्वनपार्श्वेषु कूपाः पायसकर्दमाः ।।2.91.69।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dadṛśurvismitāstatraददृशुर्विस्मितास्तत्रbeheld, astonished, thereverb, past + nominative adjective + adverb
narāनराthe mennominative
lauhīḥलौहीःvessels made of metalaccusative
sahasraśaḥसहस्रशःby the thousandsadverb
babhūvurvanapārśveṣuबभूवुर्वनपार्श्वेषुthere were, on the sides of the forestverb, past + locative
kūpāḥकूपाःwellsnominative
pāyasakardamāḥपायसकर्दमाःwith mud of rice-milknominative adjective

Reference: 2.91.69 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa