Shloka 74.10Unverified draft
भौमाश्चैव मृगा स्सर्वे गच्छन्ति स्म प्रदक्षिणम्। तान् दृष्ट्वा राजशार्दूलो वसिष्ठं पर्यपृच्छत।
Meaning
Yet all the wild creatures of the earth moved auspiciously to the right; seeing this, the noblest of kings questioned Vasishta about it.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhaumāḥ ca eva mṛgāḥ sarve | भौमाः च एव मृगाः सर्वे | and all the earth-bound deer | Nominative plural / Adverbial / Adverbial / Nominative plural / Nominative plural |
| gacchanti sma pradakṣiṇam | गच्छन्ति स्म प्रदक्षिणम् | went in a clockwise direction | Verb (present) / Adverbial / Accusative |
| tān dṛṣṭvā rāja-śārdūlaḥ | तान् दृष्ट्वा राज-शार्दूलः | having seen them, the tiger among kings | Accusative plural / Gerund / Nominative |
| vasiṣṭham paryapṛcchata | वसिष्ठम् पर्यपृच्छत | questioned Vasishtha | Accusative / Verb (imperfect, middle) |
Reference: 1.74.10 · Bāla Kāṇḍa