Shloka 37.23Unverified draft
न गन्तव्यं वनं देव्या सीतया शीलवर्जिते । अनुष्ठास्यति रामस्य सीता प्रकृतमासनम् ।।2.37.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| gantavyaṃ | गन्तव्यं | is to be gone | nominative gerundive |
| vanaṃ | वनं | to the forest | accusative |
| devyā | देव्या | by the queen | instrumental |
| sītayā | सीतया | Sita | instrumental |
| śīlavarjite | शीलवर्जिते | O one devoid of good conduct | vocative |
| anuṣṭhāsyati | अनुष्ठास्यति | she shall discharge, occupy | verb, future |
| rāmasya | रामस्य | of Rama | genitive |
| sītā | सीता | Sita | nominative |
| prakṛtamāsanam | प्रकृतमासनम् | the proper, established seat, throne | accusative |
Reference: 2.37.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa