Both Uses of
grovel
in
The Ramayana
- He grovelled on the ground, and lay To burning grief a senseless prey, And ever and anon, assailed By floods of woe he wept and wailed, Striving with eager speed to gain The margent of his sea of pain.†
Book 2 *grovelled = showed submission or fearunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use groveled.
- Serene He heard the fury of the queen, And to her words so vile and dread Gently, unmoved in mind, he said: "I would not in this world remain A grovelling thrall to paltry gain, But duty's path would fain pursue, True as the saints themselves are true.†
Book 2grovelling = showing submission or fearunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use groveling.
Definition:
to show submission or fear -- sometimes by crawling or lying face down