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Shloka 40.24Unverified draft

कृतकृत्या हि वैदेही छायेवानुगता पतिम् । न जहाति रता धर्मे मेरुमर्कप्रभा यथा ।।2.40.24।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kṛtakṛtyāकृतकृत्याhaving accomplished her purposenominative adjective
hiहिindeedparticle
vaidehīवैदेहीSitanominative
chāyevānugatāछायेवानुगताhaving followed like a shadownominative adjective + comparison
patimपतिम्her husbandaccusative
naनnotnegation
jahātiजहातिabandonsverb, present
ratāरताdevotednominative adjective
dharmeधर्मेto righteousnesslocative
merumarkaprabhāमेरुमर्कप्रभाthe sun's radiance, Mount Merunominative + nominative
yathāयथाasadverb

Reference: 2.40.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa