Shloka 19.22Unverified draft

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्य रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः । शिरसावन्द्य धर्मात्मा वक्तुमेवोपचक्रमे ।।6.19.22।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥश्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्य रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणःhearing the words of Rāma, of untiring deedsgerund + particle + accusative + genitive pronoun + genitive name + genitive compound adjective
śirasāvandya dharmātmā vaktumevopacakrameशिरसावन्द्य धर्मात्मा वक्तुमेवोपचक्रमेthe righteous one bowed his head and began to speakinstrumental + gerund + nominative compound adjective + infinitive + particle + verb

Reference: 6.19.22 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa