Shloka 17.13Unverified draft

जटी तापसरूपेण सभार्यः शरचापधृत् । आगतस्त्वमिमं देशं कथं राक्षससेवितम् ।।3.17.13।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
jaṭī tāpasarūpeṇa sabhāryaḥ śaracāpadhṛtजटी तापसरूपेण सभार्यः शरचापधृत्wearing matted locks, in the guise of an ascetic, together with (your) wife, bearing arrow and bownominative adjective, list
āgatastvamimaṃ deśaṃ kathaṃ rākṣasasevitamआगतस्त्वमिमं देशं कथं राक्षससेवितम्how have you come to this region, frequented by demonsnominative adjective + pronoun + accusative object + interrogative + adjective

Reference: 3.17.13 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa