विद्यागृहाद्विनिष्क्रम्य रामो राजीवलोचनः । दिवसान्यनयद् गेहे लीलाभिरकुतोभयः ॥ १८ ॥
vidyāgṛhādviniṣkramya rāmō rājīvalōcanaḥ | divasānyanayad gēhē līlābhirakutōbhayaḥ || 18 ||
Translation
Leaving the house of learning, lotus-eyed Rāma spent some days at home in play, fearing nothing.
Word by word
- vidyā
- of learning
- gṛhād
- (gṛhāt) the house
- viniṣkramya
- leaving
- rāmō
- (rāmaḥ) Rāma
- rājīva
- lotus
- lōcanaḥ
- eyed
- divasāni
- some days
- anayad
- (anayat) spent
- gēhē
- at home
- līlābhir
- (līlābhiḥ) in play
- akutōbhayaḥ
- fearing nothing
Meaning
The story begins. Rāma has finished his studies at his teacher's house and comes home, a young prince with nothing to fear and nothing yet to trouble him.