Shloka 97.22Unverified draft
अथवा नौ ध्रुवं मन्ये मन्यमानः सुखोचितौ । वनवासमनुध्याय गृहाय प्रतिनेष्यति ।।2.97.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| athavā | अथवा | or else | conjunction |
| nau | नौ | us two | accusative |
| dhruvaṃ | ध्रुवं | surely | accusative adverb |
| manye | मन्ये | I think | verb, present |
| manyamānaḥ | मन्यमानः | considering | nominative present participle |
| sukhocitau | सुखोचितौ | the two accustomed to comfort | accusative adjective |
| vanavāsamanudhyāya | वनवासमनुध्याय | having pondered on our forest-dwelling | accusative + gerund |
| gṛhāya | गृहाय | to the home | dative |
| pratineṣyati | प्रतिनेष्यति | he will lead back | verb, future |
Reference: 2.97.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa