Shloka 40.23Unverified draft
आयसं हृदयं नूनं राममातुरसंशयम् । यद्देवगर्भप्रतिमे वनं याति न भिद्यते ।।2.40.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| āyasaṃ | आयसं | made of iron | nominative adjective |
| hṛdayaṃ | हृदयं | the heart | nominative |
| nūnaṃ | नूनं | surely | adverb |
| rāmamāturasaṃśayam | राममातुरसंशयम् | of Rama's mother, without doubt | genitive + nominative |
| yaddevagarbhapratime | यद्देवगर्भप्रतिमे | since when he who resembles a divine offspring | conjunction + locative adjective |
| vanaṃ | वनं | to the forest | accusative |
| yāti | याति | goes | verb, present |
| na | न | not | negation |
| bhidyate | भिद्यते | it (the heart) is broken | verb, present passive |
Reference: 2.40.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa