Shloka 41.7Unverified draft
इति सर्वा महिष्यस्ताः विवत्सा इव धेनवः । रुरुदुश्चैव दुःखार्ताः सस्वरं च विचुक्रुशुः ।।2.41.7।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| sarvā | सर्वा | all | nominative adjective |
| mahiṣyastāḥ | महिष्यस्ताः | those queens | nominative |
| vivatsā | विवत्सा | bereft of their young | nominative adjective |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| dhenavaḥ | धेनवः | cows | nominative |
| ruruduścaiva | रुरुदुश्चैव | and wept indeed | verb, past + conjunction |
| duḥkhārtāḥ | दुःखार्ताः | afflicted with sorrow | nominative adjective |
| sasvaraṃ | सस्वरं | with loud sound | adverb |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| vicukruśuḥ | विचुक्रुशुः | cried out | verb, past |
Reference: 2.41.7 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa