Shloka 24.12Unverified draft
स वनं घोरसङ्काशं दृष्ट्वा नृपवरात्मज:। अविप्रहतमैक्ष्वाक: पप्रच्छ मुनिपुङ्गवम्।।1.24.12।।
Meaning
Seeing a forest of fearsome appearance, the noble king's son, of Ikshvaku's line, asked the foremost sage.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| saḥ vanam ghora-saṃkāśam dṛṣṭvā | सः वनम् घोर-संकाशम् दृष्ट्वा | he, having seen that forest of terrible appearance | Gerund (having done) |
| nṛpa-vara-ātmajaḥ | नृप-वर-आत्मजः | the son of the best of kings | Nominative singular |
| aviprahatam aikṣvākaḥ | अविप्रहतम् ऐक्ष्वाकः | the descendant of the Ikshvakus, [seeing it] untraversed | Nominative singular |
| paprachcha muni-puṅgavam | पप्रछ्छ मुनि-पुङ्गवम् | asked the bull among sages | Verb (perfect) |
Reference: 1.24.12 · Bāla Kāṇḍa