Shloka 8.5Unverified draft

मनः समाधाय तु शीघ्रगामिनं दुरावरं मारुततुल्यगामिनम् । महात्मनां पुण्यकृतां महर्द्धिनां यशस्विनामग्र्यमुदामिवालयम् ।।5.8.5।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
manaḥ samādhāya tu śīghragāminaṃ durāvaraṃ mārutatulyagāminamमनः समाधाय तु शीघ्रगामिनं दुरावरं मारुततुल्यगामिनम्moving swiftly when the mind is fixed on it, hard to stop, travelling like the windaccusative + gerund + particle + accusative compound adjective + accusative adjective + accusative compound adjective
mahātmanāṃ puṇyakṛtāṃ maharddhināṃ yaśasvināmagryamudāmivālayamमहात्मनां पुण्यकृतां महर्द्धिनां यशस्विनामग्र्यमुदामिवालयम्like the finest dwelling of joy of the great-souled, the virtuous, the prosperous and the famousgenitive plural compound adjective + genitive plural + genitive plural compound adjective + genitive plural adjective + accusative adjective + genitive plural + particle + accusative

Reference: 5.8.5 · Sundara Kāṇḍa