Shloka 96.8Unverified draft
गजयूथानि वारण्ये महिषा वा महावने । वित्रासिता मृगाः सिंहैः सहसा प्रद्रुता दिशः ।।2.96.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gajayūthāni | गजयूथानि | herds of elephants | nominative |
| vāraṇye | वारण्ये | or in the forest | conjunction + locative |
| mahiṣā | महिषा | buffaloes | nominative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| mahāvane | महावने | in the great forest | locative |
| vitrāsitā | वित्रासिता | frightened | nominative adjective |
| mṛgāḥ | मृगाः | beasts | nominative |
| siṃhaiḥ | सिंहैः | by lions | instrumental |
| sahasā | सहसा | suddenly | adverb |
| pradrutā | प्रद्रुता | fled | nominative adjective |
| diśaḥ | दिशः | in the directions | accusative |
Reference: 2.96.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa