Shloka 23.1Unverified draft
इति ब्रुवति रामे तु लक्ष्मणोऽधश्शिरा मुहुः। श्रुत्वा मध्यं जगामेव मनसा दुःखहर्षयोः ।।2.23.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| bruvati | ब्रुवति | speaking | locative present participle |
| rāme | रामे | Rama | locative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| lakṣmaṇaḥ | लक्ष्मणः | Lakshmana | nominative |
| adhaśśirā | अधश्शिरा | his head bowed down | nominative adjective |
| muhuḥ | मुहुः | repeatedly | adverb |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| madhyam | मध्यम् | the middle | accusative |
| jagāma | जगाम | went, arrived at | verb, past |
| iva | इव | as it were | particle |
| manasā | मनसा | in mind | instrumental |
| duḥkhaharṣayoḥ | दुःखहर्षयोः | of sorrow and joy | genitive dual |
Reference: 2.23.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa