Shloka 5.18Unverified draft
दुन्दुभीभिर्मृदङ्गैश्च वीणाभि: पणवैस्तथा । नादितां भृशमत्यर्थं पृथिव्यां तामनुत्तमाम् ।।1.5.18।।
Meaning
The city echoed constantly with the sound of drums, mridangas, vinas and panavas — there was no city on earth to surpass it.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dundubhībhi: mṛdangai: ca | दुन्दुभीभिः मृदन्गैः च | great drums, rhythm instruments, also | Indeclinable/particle |
| vīṇābhi: paṇavai: tatha | वीणाभिः पणवैः तथ | Veena, string instruments, cymbals, also | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| nāditām bhṛśam | नादिताम् भृशम् | sounding, markedly | Accusative singular |
| pṛthivyām atyartham anuttamam tām | पृथिव्याम् अत्यर्थम् अनुत्तमम् ताम् | on earth, uniquely, the best [city] | Accusative singular |
| tām | ताम् | her [Dasharatha made an abode.] | Accusative singular |
Reference: 1.5.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa