Shloka 28.26Unverified draft

वनं तु नेतुं न कृता मतिस्तदा बभूव रामेण यदा महात्मना। न तस्य सीता वचनं चकार तत्ततोऽब्रवीद्राममिदं सुदुःखिता ।।2.28.26।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
vanamवनम्to the forestaccusative
tuतुbutparticle
netumनेतुम्to takeinfinitive
naनnotnegation
kṛtāकृताmadenominative adjective
matistadāमतिस्तदाthe resolve thennominative
babhūvaबभूवbecame, wasverb, past
rāmeṇaरामेणby Ramainstrumental
yadāयदाwhenconjunction
mahātmanāमहात्मनाgreat-souledinstrumental adjective
naनnotnegation
tasyaतस्यhisgenitive
sītāसीताSitanominative
vacanamवचनम्wordaccusative
cakāraचकारdid, obeyedverb, past
tattato'bravīdrāmamidamतत्ततोऽब्रवीद्राममिदम्then said this to Ramaverb, past
suduḥkhitāसुदुःखिताgreatly afflictednominative adjective

Reference: 2.28.26 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa