Shloka 98.1Unverified draft
निवेश्य सेनां तु विभुः पद्भ्यां पादवतां वरः । अभिगन्तुं स काकुत्स्थमियेष गुरुवर्तकम् ।।2.98.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| niveśya | निवेश्य | having encamped | gerund |
| senāṃ | सेनां | the army | accusative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| vibhuḥ | विभुः | the lord | nominative |
| padbhyāṃ | पद्भ्यां | on foot | instrumental |
| pādavatāṃ | पादवतां | of those endowed with feet | genitive adjective |
| varaḥ | वरः | the best | nominative adjective |
| abhigantuṃ | अभिगन्तुं | to approach | infinitive |
| sa | स | he | nominative adjective |
| kākutsthamiyeṣa | काकुत्स्थमियेष | wished for Rama, of the Kakutstha line | accusative + verb, past |
| guruvartakam | गुरुवर्तकम् | leading, guiding | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.98.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa