Shloka 65.5Unverified draft
तस्य वर्षसहस्रस्य व्रते पूर्णे महाव्रत: भोक्तुमारब्धवानन्नं तस्मिन् काले रघूत्तम। इन्द्रो द्विजातिर्भूत्वा तं सिद्धमन्नमयाचत
Meaning
O Best of Raghus dynasty (Rama) when the thousandyearold vow was over (Viswamitra) the great practitioner of vows began to partake cooked rice. At this moment Indra assumed the guise of a brahmin and asked him for the rice (he was going to eat).
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasya varṣa-sahasrasya | तस्य वर्ष-सहस्रस्य | of his thousand years | Genitive / Genitive |
| vrate pūrṇe mahā-vrataḥ | व्रते पूर्णे महा-व्रतः | when the vow was complete, he of great vow | Locative absolute / Nominative |
| bhoktum ārabdhavān annam | भोक्तुम् आरब्धवान् अन्नम् | began to eat food | Infinitive / Nominative (perfect participle) / Accusative |
| tasmin kāle raghu-uttama | तस्मिन् काले रघु-उत्तम | at that time, O best of Raghus | Locative / Locative / Vocative |
| indraḥ dvijātiḥ bhūtvā | इन्द्रः द्विजातिः भूत्वा | Indra, having become a twice-born | Nominative / Nominative / Gerund |
| tam siddham annam ayācata | तम् सिद्धम् अन्नम् अयाचत | asked him for that accomplished food | Accusative / Accusative / Accusative / Verb (imperfect, middle) |
Reference: 1.65.5 · Bāla Kāṇḍa