Shloka 118.26Unverified draft
एवमुक्ता तु सा सीता तां ततो धर्मचारिणीम् । श्रूयतामिति चोक्त्वा वै कथयामास तां कथाम् ।।2.118.26।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| evamuktā | एवमुक्ता | thus addressed | adverb + nominative adjective |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| sā | सा | she | nominative |
| sītā | सीता | Sita | nominative |
| tāṃ | तां | to her | accusative adjective |
| tato | ततो | then | adverb |
| dharmacāriṇīm | धर्मचारिणीम् | righteous in conduct | accusative adjective |
| śrūyatāmiti | श्रूयतामिति | 'let it be heard', thus | verb, imperative passive + particle |
| coktvā | चोक्त्वा | and having said | conjunction + gerund |
| vai | वै | indeed | particle |
| kathayāmāsa | कथयामास | narrated | verb, past |
| tāṃ | तां | that | accusative adjective |
| kathām | कथाम् | story | accusative |
Reference: 2.118.26 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa