Shloka 64.21Unverified draft

उवाच लक्ष्मणो ज्येष्ठं धीमान् भ्रातरमार्तवत् । क्व सीतेति त्वया पृष्टा यथेमे सहसोत्थिताः ।।3.64.21।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
uvāca lakṣmaṇo jyeṣṭhaṃ dhīmān bhrātaramārtavatउवाच लक्ष्मणो ज्येष्ठं धीमान् भ्रातरमार्तवत्wise Lakṣmaṇa spoke anxiously to his elder brotherverb + nominative subject + accusative adjective + nominative adjective + accusative of person + adverb
kva sīteti tvayā pṛṣṭā yatheme sahasotthitāḥक्व सीतेति त्वया पृष्टा यथेमे सहसोत्थिताः'asked by you, "where is Sītā?", these rose at onceinterrogative adverb + nominative + particle + instrumental agent + past participle + particle + nominative plural pronoun + adverb + past participle

Reference: 3.64.21 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa