Shloka 55.37Unverified draft

एवमुक्त्वा दशग्रीवो मैथिलीं जनकात्मजाम् । कृतान्तवशमापन्नो ममेयमिति मन्यते ।।3.55.37।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
evamuktvā daśagrīvo maithilīṃ janakātmajāmएवमुक्त्वा दशग्रीवो मैथिलीं जनकात्मजाम्having spoken thus to Maithilī, Janaka's daughter, the ten-necked oneadverb + gerund + nominative subject + accusative of person + accusative compound apposition
kṛtāntavaśamāpanno mameyamiti manyateकृतान्तवशमापन्नो ममेयमिति मन्यतेfallen into the power of Death, thought, 'she is mine'accusative compound + past participle + genitive pronoun + nominative pronoun + particle + verb

Reference: 3.55.37 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa