Shloka 27.23Unverified draft
तथा ब्रुवाणामपि धर्मवत्सलो न च स्म सीतां नृवरो निनीषति। उवाच चैनां बहु सन्निवर्तने वने निवासस्य च दुःखितां प्रति ।।2.27.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tathā | तथा | thus | adverb |
| bruvāṇāmapi | ब्रुवाणामपि | though speaking | accusative present participle |
| dharmavatsalaḥ | धर्मवत्सलः | one fond of righteousness | nominative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| sma | स्म | indeed (emphatic) | particle |
| sītām | सीताम् | Sita | accusative |
| nṛvaraḥ | नृवरः | the best of men | nominative |
| ninīṣati | निनीषति | wishes to take | verb, present desiderative |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| cainām | चैनाम् | and to her | accusative |
| bahu | बहु | much, at length | adverb |
| sannivartane | सन्निवर्तने | regarding turning back | locative |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
| nivāsasya | निवासस्य | of dwelling | genitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| duḥkhitām | दुःखिताम् | sorrowing | accusative adjective |
| prati | प्रति | towards, regarding | preposition |
Reference: 2.27.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa