Shloka 77.5Unverified draft
रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा दशरथ स्सुतम्। बाहुभ्यां सम्परिष्वज्य मूर्ध्नि चाघ्राय राघवम्
Meaning
Hearing Rama's words, king Dasaratha embraced his son with both arms and kissed his forehead.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rāmasya | रामस्य | of Rama | genitive |
| vacanam | वचनम् | the speech | accusative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| daśaratha: | दशरथः | Dasharatha | nominative |
| sutam | सुतम् | his son | accusative |
| bāhubhyām | बाहुभ्याम् | with both arms | instrumental |
| sampariṣvajya | सम्परिष्वज्य | having embraced | gerund |
| mūrdhni | मूर्ध्नि | on the head | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| āghrāya | आघ्राय | having smelled/kissed | gerund |
| rāghavam | राघवम् | Raghava (Rama) | accusative |
Reference: 1.77.5 · Bāla Kāṇḍa