Shloka 96.20Unverified draft
गृहीतधनुषौ चावां गिरिं वीरश्रयावहै । अथवेहैव तिष्ठावः सन्नद्धावुद्यतायुधौ ।।2.96.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gṛhītadhanuṣau | गृहीतधनुषौ | the two having taken up bows | nominative adjective, dual |
| cāvāṃ | चावां | and we two | conjunction + nominative |
| giriṃ | गिरिं | the mountain | accusative |
| vīraśrayāvahai | वीरश्रयावहै | O warrior, let us two take refuge | vocative + verb, subjunctive, dual |
| athavehaiva | अथवेहैव | or else here itself | conjunction + adverb |
| tiṣṭhāvaḥ | तिष्ठावः | let us two stand | verb, subjunctive, dual |
| sannaddhāvudyatāyudhau | सन्नद्धावुद्यतायुधौ | the two armed, weapons raised | nominative adjective, dual |
Reference: 2.96.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa