Shloka 40.23Unverified draft

आयसं हृदयं नूनं राममातुरसंशयम् । यद्देवगर्भप्रतिमे वनं याति न भिद्यते ।।2.40.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
āyasaṃआयसंmade of ironnominative adjective
hṛdayaṃहृदयंthe heartnominative
nūnaṃनूनंsurelyadverb
rāmamāturasaṃśayamराममातुरसंशयम्of Rama's mother, without doubtgenitive + nominative
yaddevagarbhapratimeयद्देवगर्भप्रतिमेsince when he who resembles a divine offspringconjunction + locative adjective
vanaṃवनंto the forestaccusative
yātiयातिgoesverb, present
naनnotnegation
bhidyateभिद्यतेit (the heart) is brokenverb, present passive

Reference: 2.40.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa