Shloka 68.38Unverified draft

कृतोदकौ तावपि पक्षिसत्तमे स्थिरां च बुद्धिं प्रणिधाय जग्मतुः । प्रवेश्य सीताधिगमे ततो मनो वनं सुरेन्द्राविव विष्णुवासवौ ।।3.68.38।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kṛtodakau tāvapi pakṣisattame sthirāṃ ca buddhiṃ praṇidhāya jagmatuḥकृतोदकौ तावपि पक्षिसत्तमे स्थिरां च बुद्धिं प्रणिधाय जग्मतुःthe two, having offered water for that best of birds and setting their minds firmly, went onnominative dual compound adjective + nominative dual pronoun + particle + locative compound + accusative adjective + particle + accusative object + gerund + verb dual
praveśya sītādhigame tato mano vanaṃ surendrāviva viṣṇuvāsavauप्रवेश्य सीताधिगमे ततो मनो वनं सुरेन्द्राविव विष्णुवासवौfixing their minds on finding Sītā, into the forest, like the two lords of gods Viṣṇu and Vāsavacausative gerund + locative compound + adverb + accusative object + accusative + nominative dual compound + particle + nominative dual compound

Reference: 3.68.38 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa