Shloka 68.3Unverified draft
इत्युक्ता द्वारपालास्ते राघवाय न्यवेदयन्। ते राजवचनाद्दूता राजवेश्मप्रवेशिता:। ददृशुर्देवसङ्काशं वृद्धं दशरथं नृपम्।
Meaning
The doorkeepers went to king Dasaratha and informed him of the arrival of the messengers from Janaka. The king was delighted.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iti uktā dvāra-pālāḥ te | इति उक्ता द्वार-पालाः ते | thus addressed, those door-keepers | Quotation / Nominative plural / Nominative plural / Nominative plural |
| rāghavāya nyavedayan | राघवाय न्यवेदयन् | reported to Raghava | Dative / Verb (imperfect) |
| te rāja-vacanāt dūtāḥ | ते राज-वचनात् दूताः | those messengers, by the king's word | Nominative plural / Ablative / Nominative plural |
| rāja-veśma-praveśitāḥ | राज-वेश्म-प्रवेशिताः | admitted into the royal residence | Nominative plural |
| dadṛśuḥ deva-saṅkāśam | ददृशुः देव-सङ्काशम् | saw [him], godlike | Verb (perfect) / Accusative |
| vṛddham daśaratham nṛpam | वृद्धम् दशरथम् नृपम् | the aged king Dasharatha | Accusative (x3) |
Reference: 1.68.3 · Bāla Kāṇḍa