Shloka 28.8Unverified draft
क्रीडमानाश्च विस्रब्धा मत्ताः शून्ये महामृगाः। दृष्ट्वा समभिवर्तन्ते सिते दुःखमतो वनम् ।।2.28.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| krīḍamānāḥ | क्रीडमानाः | playing | nominative present participle |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| visrabdhāḥ | विस्रब्धाः | unrestrained, fearless | nominative adjective |
| mattāḥ | मत्ताः | intoxicated, frenzied | nominative adjective |
| śūnye | शून्ये | in the desolate place | locative |
| mahāmṛgāḥ | महामृगाः | great wild animals | nominative |
| dṛṣṭvā | दृष्ट्वा | having seen | gerund |
| samabhivartante | समभिवर्तन्ते | they approach, come towards | verb, present |
| site | सिते | O Sita | vocative |
| duḥkhamato | दुःखमतो | hence sorrowful | nominative |
| vanam | वनम् | the forest | nominative |
Reference: 2.28.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa