Shloka 54.16Unverified draft
इत्युक्तस्तु तया राम वसिष्ठ स्सुमहायशा:। सृजस्वेति तदोवाच बलं परबलार्दनम्।।1.54.16।।
Meaning
Thus addressed by her, Rama, the greatly renowned Vashishtha then said: create a force to destroy the enemy's force.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iti uktaḥ tu tayā rāma | इति उक्तः तु तया राम | thus addressed by her, O Rama | Quotation / Nominative / Adverbial / Instrumental / Vocative |
| vasiṣṭhaḥ su-mahā-yaśāḥ | वसिष्ठः सु-महा-यशाः | Vasishtha, of very great renown | Nominative singular (x2) |
| sṛjasva iti tadā uvāca | सृजस्व इति तदा उवाच | then said 'create' | Verb (imperative) / Quotation / Adverbial / Verb (perfect) |
| balam para-bala-ardanam | बलम् पर-बल-अर्दनम् | a force that would crush the enemy's force | Accusative singular |
Reference: 1.54.16 · Bāla Kāṇḍa