Shloka 29.1Unverified draft
एतत्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा सीता रामस्य दुःखिता। प्रसक्ताश्रुमुखी मन्दमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।।2.29.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| etattu | एतत्तु | this indeed | accusative |
| vacanam | वचनम् | speech | accusative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| sītā | सीता | Sita | nominative |
| rāmasya | रामस्य | of Rama | genitive |
| duḥkhitā | दुःखिता | distressed | nominative adjective |
| prasaktāśrumukhī | प्रसक्ताश्रुमुखी | her face streaming with continuous tears | nominative adjective |
| mandamidam | मन्दमिदम् | this slowly | accusative |
| vacanamabravīt | वचनमब्रवीत् | spoke this speech | verb, past |
Reference: 2.29.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa