Shloka 71.21Unverified draft
इदं जगाद वचनं लक्ष्मणस्योपशृण्वतः । रावणेन हृता भार्या मम सीता यशस्विनी ।।3.71.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| idaṃ jagāda vacanaṃ lakṣmaṇasyopaśṛṇvataḥ | इदं जगाद वचनं लक्ष्मणस्योपशृण्वतः | spoke these words while Lakṣmaṇa listened | accusative pronoun + verb + accusative object + genitive absolute: genitive + genitive participle |
| rāvaṇena hṛtā bhāryā mama sītā yaśasvinī | रावणेन हृता भार्या मम सीता यशस्विनी | 'my illustrious wife Sītā has been carried off by Rāvaṇa | instrumental agent + past participle + nominative subject + genitive pronoun + nominative apposition + nominative adjective |
Reference: 3.71.21 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa