Shloka 37.20Unverified draft

तासामेवंविधा वाचः शृण्वन्दशरथात्मजः । बबन्धैव तदा चीरं सीतया तुल्यशीलया ।।2.37.20।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tāsāmēvaṃvidhāतासाम्ēवंविधाof them, such kind ofgenitive + nominative adjective
vācaḥवाचःthe wordsaccusative
śṛṇvandaśarathātmajaḥशृण्वन्दशरथात्मजःthe son of Dasharatha, listeningnominative present participle + nominative
babandhaivaबबन्धैवfastened indeedverb, past + particle
tadāतदाthenadverb
cīraṃचीरंthe bark garmentaccusative
sītayāसीतयाwith Sitainstrumental
tulyaśīlayāतुल्यशीलयाof similar disposition, characterinstrumental adjective

Reference: 2.37.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa