Shloka 119.1Unverified draft
अनसूया तु धर्मज्ञा श्रुत्वा तां महतीं कथाम् । पर्यष्वजत बाहुभ्यां शिरस्याघ्राय मैथिलीम् ।।2.119.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| anasūyā | अनसूया | Anasuya | nominative |
| tu | तु | then | particle |
| dharmajñā | धर्मज्ञा | knower of righteousness | nominative adjective |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| tāṃ | तां | that | accusative adjective |
| mahatīṃ | महतीं | great | accusative adjective |
| kathām | कथाम् | story | accusative |
| paryaṣvajata | पर्यष्वजत | embraced | verb, past |
| bāhubhyāṃ | बाहुभ्यां | with her two arms | instrumental |
| śirasyāghrāya | शिरस्याघ्राय | having smelled, kissed on the head | locative + gerund |
| maithilīm | मैथिलीम् | the Maithili princess | accusative |
Reference: 2.119.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa