Shloka 31.1Unverified draft
एवं श्रुत्वा तु संवादं लक्ष्मणः पूर्वमागतः। बाष्पपर्याकुलमुखः शोकं सोढुमशक्नुवन् ।।2.31.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| evaṃ | एवं | thus | adverb |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| saṃvādaṃ | संवादं | the conversation | accusative |
| lakṣmaṇaḥ | लक्ष्मणः | Lakshmana | nominative |
| pūrvamāgataḥ | पूर्वमागतः | who had come earlier, before | nominative adjective |
| bāṣpaparyākulamukhaḥ | बाष्पपर्याकुलमुखः | his face troubled with tears | nominative adjective |
| śokaṃ | शोकं | grief | accusative |
| soḍhumaśaknuvan | सोढुमशक्नुवन् | unable to bear | infinitive + nominative present participle + negation |
Reference: 2.31.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa